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Population: 384,436 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Itaquaquecetuba, or simply Itaquá, is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo, located in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region and the Alto Tietê region.
It lies 41 kilometres northeast of the city of São Paulo and 1,041 kilometres from Brasília, the federal capital. It was founded approximately between 1560 and 1563 by Jesuits led by Father José de Anchieta. The origins of the municipality are found in the Catholic Chapel of Our Lady of Help (Nossa Senhora da Ajuda), a church founded by the priest himself.
It is one of the most populous cities in Brazil. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the population of the municipality in the 2022 census was 369,275 inhabitants, making it the 19th most populous municipality in São Paulo and the 71st most populous in the country. With an area of 82.622 square kilometres, this gives a population density of 4,538.9 inhabitants per square kilometre. Itaquaquecetuba's climate, like that of the entire São Paulo Metropolitan Region, is subtropical, with an average annual temperature of around 18 °C.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
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)
9.36 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
67.96 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
159.08 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,248.03 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
0.71 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
0.99 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
4.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.2 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
22 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
86.09 %
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)
13.53 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
43,496 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro (SBGR), 14 km in a straight line · 41,330 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)
Mild Average temperature: 21.1 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 29.2 | 29.4 | 28.5 | 26.9 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 28.4 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.1 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 18.1 |
| Rain (mm) | 269 | 225 | 204 | 87 | 79 | 42 | 49 | 32 | 89 | 123 | 135 | 227 |
Weather station Guarulhos, 19 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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