Iperó is a municipality in the state of

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. It is part of the

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. The population is 37,964 (2020 est.) in an area of 170.29 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The elevation is 590 m. The

Sorocaba River The Sorocaba River (Portuguese, ''Rio Sorocaba'') is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Tietê River. The river runs large and important part of the municipality of Sorocaba. Geography Sorocaba headwate ...

flows near Iperó. Iperó is accessed with the highway

SP-280 The Rodovia Presidente Castelo Branco (SP-280) is a tollway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It was first opened on Saturday, 10 November 1968, by, then, the Governor of the state of São Paulo, Abreu Sodré. The tollway name was given in mem ...

Population history

Demographics

According to the 2000

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Census, the population was 18,384, of which 12,649 are urban and 5,735 are rural. The average life expectancy was 72.42 years. The literacy rate was 91.8%.

References

External links

* http://www.ipero.sp.gov.br *
Iperó on citybrazil.com.br
Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub