Penha, Santa Catarina
Penha | |
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municipality | |
 Main church in Penha (Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Penha) | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| Coordinates: 26°46′08″S 48°38′45″W / 26.76889°S 48.64583°WCoordinates: 26°46′08″S 48°38′45″W / 26.76889°S 48.64583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southern |
| State | Santa Catarina |
| Mesoregion | Vale do Itajaí |
| Incorporated | July 19, 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aquiles José Schneider da Costa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | 33,284 |
| • Density | 5,534/km2 (14,330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Penha is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It had a population of 33,284 and an area of 57.752km² as of 2020.
Its two largest attractions are its beaches and Beto Carrero World, the largest theme park in Latin America.[2][3][4][5]
Aquiles da Costa is the Mayor of Penha exercising his second consecutive term in the executive office. Maria Juraci Alexandrino is the Vice-Mayor, exercising her first term in the executive office.
Penha was established on July 19th, 1958 as an emancipated city.
See also[]
- List of municipalities in Santa Catarina
External links[]
- Official website (in Portuguese)
References[]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
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