Paulo Lopes

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

For the Portuguese footballer, see Paulo Lopes (footballer).
Paulo Lopes
Municipality
The Municipality of Paulo Lopes
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Location of Paulo Lopes in Santa Catarina state
Coordinates: 27°57′43″S 48°41′02″W
Country 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 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)0.759 – medium[2]

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. 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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