São Roque

Also known as São Roque, São Paulo, São Roque, Brazil

municipality of São Paulo state, Brazil

Key facts

Country: Brazil
Region: Southeast
State: São Paulo
Metrop region: Sorocaba
Mayor: Marcos Augusto Issa Henriques de Araújo (PODE, 2021–2024)
Total: 306.91 km (118.50 sq mi)
Elevation: 771 m (2,530 ft)
Density: 300.0/km (776.9/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC– 03:00 ( BRT )
Summer dst: UTC– 02:00 ( BRST )
Postal code: 18130-000
Area code: +55 11
Website: www .saoroque .sp .gov .br

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Official website

Prefeitura de São Roque

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: são-roquense
Population: 63900
Area: 307.553
Elevation: 771
Official website: www.saoroque.sp.gov.br
Image: Vista aérea de São Roque 2.jpg
Dialing code: 011

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Commons category: São Roque (São Paulo)
Human Development Index: 0.82
electorate: 53018
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São Roque (meaning Saint Roch in Portuguese) is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 92,060 (2020 est.) in an area of 306.91 km (118.50 sq mi). The city is at an altitude of 771 m. São Roque is connected by two main highways: Rodovia Raposo Tavares and Rodovia Castelo Branco. It is located 60 km west from the state capital. Some of the neighboring municipalities are Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, Ibiúna, Mairinque and Aluminio.

São Roque has protected greenspaces and maintains itself as a lush ecological paradise. It has a good climate with a wonderful countryside. The Serra do Mar mountains cover the southeast. It has an excellent infrastructure, especially well-developed for wine production. In the 19th century, immigrants from Italy and Portugal arrived in São Roque to work in vineyards. Tourism is also a significant part of the economy. It holds the largest artificial ski park in Latin America, the Ski Mountain Park.