Paulo Lopes
Municipality
The Municipality of Paulo Lopes
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Official seal of Paulo Lopes
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Location of Paulo Lopes in Santa Catarina state
Location of Paulo Lopes in Santa Catarina state
Coordinates: 27°57′43″S 48°41′02″W / 27.96194°S 48.68389°W / -27.96194; -48.68389
CountryBrazil Brazil
RegionSouth
StateSanta Catarina
FoundedDecember 21, 1961
Government
 • MayorEvandro João dos Santos (PMDB)
Area
 • Total450.372 km2 (173.890 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total7,569
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.759 – medium[2]

Paulo Lopes is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.[3][4]

The municipality contains part of the 84,130 hectares (207,900 acres) Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a protected area created in 1975. The lushly-forested park protects the sources of the Vargem do Braço, Cubatão and D'Una rivers, which supply most of the drinking water for greater Florianópolis and the south coast region.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro (in Portuguese), FATMA: Fundação do meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-11
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