Itapevi

Brazil

Itapevi is a municipality in the western area of the São Paulo Metropolitan Region, in the state of São Paulo, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Originally a village of Cotia, it developed following the arrival of the Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana in the 19th century and became an emancipated municipality in 1959 after a plebiscite. It occupies an area of 82.658 km², and its population in the 2022 Census was 232,297 inhabitants. It is located 35 kilometers from the state capital, São Paulo. It is also located 1,017 km from the federal capital, Brasília.