SP · Southeast
Population: 173,267 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Pindamonhangaba is a Brazilian municipality in the Metropolitan Region of the Paraíba Valley and North Coast, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. It is one of the ten cities that make up the Taubaté-Pindamonhangaba Immediate Region, which in turn is one of the five immediate regions that form the São José dos Campos Intermediate Region. Its population, as measured by the IBGE in the 2022 Census, was 165,428 inhabitants, spread over an area of 731.355 km², which resulted in a population density of 226.2 inhabitants per km². In terms of population, it ranks 179th in the country and 49th in the state.
The Presidente Dutra Highway at km 99 is the main access to the municipality, which is located 100 km from the border with the state of Rio de Janeiro and 50 km from Minas Gerais. It is 146 km from the state capital, São Paulo. Pindamonhangaba also borders the climatic resort of Campos do Jordão (50 km away by the Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro Highway or by the Campos do Jordão Railway).
The city has the largest industrial hub for recycling aluminium cans in Latin America. It also has the largest community linked to the Hare Krishna Movement in Latin America.
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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)
15.58 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
68.29 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
221.58 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
4,201.11 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
2.3 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.65 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
5.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.6 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
34.74 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
93.11 %
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)
117.16 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
Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro (SBGR), 117 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: 21.8 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.6 | 31.2 | 30.1 | 28.5 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 30.4 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.4 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 18.5 |
| Rain (mm) | 238 | 197 | 164 | 79 | 56 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 80 | 118 | 161 | 178 |
Weather station Taubaté, 13 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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