Santa Teresa | |
Official Name: | Municipality of Santa Teresa |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Coordinates: | -19.936°N -40.6°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name2: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Kleber Medici |
Leader Party: | PSDB |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 683.032 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 23,724 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.714 – high[2] |
Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,724 (2020) and its area is 695 km2.[3]
The municipality contains the Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.
Augusto Ruschi was a Brazilian agronomist, ecologist, and naturalist. Ruschi was interested in the study of plants and animals since childhood, allowing him to know in depth several branches of biology, becoming a respected specialist in hummingbirds and orchids in Brazil.
Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.