Praia Grande, Santa Catarina

Municipality in South, Brazil

Praia Grande
Municipality
The Municipality of Praia Grande
Irineu Bornhausen Street in downtown Praia Grande.
Seal
Location of Praia Grande
Coordinates: 29°11′49″S 49°57′00″W / 29.19694°S 49.95000°W / -29.19694; -49.95000
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	July 19, 1958
Government
• Mayor	João José de Matos (PMDB)
Area
• Total	278.576 km (107.559 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population
• Total	7,312
• Density	25.4/km (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.763 – medium
Website	www.praiagrande-sc.gov.br

Praia Grande is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Despite its name (which means Great Beach in Portuguese), the city is landlocked.

References

IBGE 2020
- UNDP

v t e Sul Catarinense mesoregion of Santa Catarina , Brazil
mesoregions of Santa Catarina Grande Florianópolis Norte Catarinense Oeste Catarinense Serrana Sul Catarinense Vale do Itajaí
Araranguá	Araranguá Balneário Arroio do Silva Balneário Gaivota Ermo Jacinto Machado Maracajá Meleiro Morro Grande Passo de Torres Praia Grande Santa Rosa do Sul São João do Sul Sombrio Timbé do Sul Turvo
Criciúma	Cocal do Sul Criciúma Forquilhinha Içara Lauro Muller Morro da Fumaça Nova Veneza Siderópolis Treviso Urussanga
Tubarão	Armazém Braço do Norte Capivari de Baixo Garopaba Grão Pará Gravatal Imaruí Imbituba Jaguaruna Laguna Orleans Pedras Grandes Rio Fortuna Sangão Santa Rosa de Lima São Ludgero São Martinho Treze de Maio Tubarão

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