Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo Explained

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.

Notable people

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/es/santa-teresa/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  3. [Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]