Microregion of Sorocaba explained

Settlement Type:Microregion
Official Name:Microregion of
Sorocaba
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Name3:Macro Metropolitan Paulista
Area Total Km2:4,202
Timezone:UTC-3
Utc Offset:-3
Timezone Dst:UTC-2
Utc Offset Dst:-2

The Microregion of Sorocaba (Portuguese: Microrregião de Sorocaba) is a microregion in the central part of São Paulo State, Brazil.

Municipalities

The microregion consists of the following municipalities:[1]

Economy

Many people travel to São Paulo to work during the week, particularly from the larger of the municipalities. Those who work in São Paulo and thereby earn higher wages than obtainable locally can usually afford larger houses due to the lower cost of living outside of São Paulo. In the smaller towns such as Votorantim there is a lot of agricultural employment.

References

-23.5019°N -47.4578°W

Notes and References

  1. http://servicodados.ibge.gov.br/Download/Download.ashx?u=geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_territorial/divisao_territorial/2014/dtb_2014_v2.zip Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística