SP · Southeast
Population: 394,028 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Bauru is a Brazilian municipality located in the interior of São Paulo, being the most populous in the Center-West of São Paulo. It lies northwest of the state capital, about 340 km away by road, and occupies an area of 668 km². Its population in the 2022 Census was 379,146 inhabitants, making it the 18th most populous in São Paulo.
Bauru was founded in 1896, and the March to the West, promoted by the government of Getúlio Vargas as an incentive to progress and the occupation of central Brazil, was an important factor in the population growth of the region. At the beginning of the 20th century, the municipality began to gain infrastructure and its population increased with the arrival of the railway and, later, of the highways.
Coffee cultivation gained strength in the municipality at the beginning of the century, but Bauru became industrialized, following the growing industrialization of the country from the 1930s onward, and this activity was the main factor responsible for the urbanization of the municipality. Together with the tertiary sector, it is the main source of municipal income, giving the municipality the 68th largest GDP in Brazil. In the countryside, sugarcane gained strength after the 1950s.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
SP average (81 cities): 95 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
8.88 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
68.14 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
SP average (81 cities): 45 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
391.83 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,522.78 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 35 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
3.19 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.18 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
SP average (81 cities): 66 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 74 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
46.95 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.12 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
SP average (81 cities): 79 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
212.36 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Viracopos (SBKP), 212 km in a straight line · 2,166 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
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