Concórdia Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GALERIA DOS PREFEITOS. PREFEITURA DE CONCÓRDIA/SC. 2022-01-13. pt-BR.
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sc/concordia/panorama IBGE 2020
  3. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/1KM Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  4. Web site: pt. História - Coopercarga.