Official Name: | Concórdia |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -27.2339°N -52.0278°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Santa Catarina |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Oeste Catarinense |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name4: | Concórdia |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Party: | PSDB |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Rogério Luciano Pacheco[1] |
Elevation M: | 550 |
Area Total Km2: | 799.88 |
Population Total: | 75,167 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -03:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | BRST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Concórdia is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It was founded by colonizers of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, basically descendants of Italians and Germans, who immigrated to Brazil in the 19th century. It is located 480 km west of Florianópolis. The population is 75,167 (2020 est.) in an area of 799.88 km².[3]
The city is served by Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport.
The municipality contains the Fritz Plaumann State Park, created in 2003.
The city is also founding place to Sadia, one of the largest meat manufacturers in Brazil, as well as Coopercarga, a large cargo transportation company.[4]