Céu Azul

Municipality in Southern, Brazil
Céu Azul-Paraná
Céu Azul-Paraná
Municipality
Flag of Céu Azul-Paraná
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Official seal of Céu Azul-Paraná
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Nickname: 
Céu Azul-Paraná
Location of Céu Azul in Paraná
Location of Céu Azul in Paraná
25°8′49″S 53°50′56″W / 25.14694°S 53.84889°W / -25.14694; -53.84889
Country Brazil
RegionSouthern
StateParaná
MesoregionOeste Paranaense
Government
 • MayorJaime Basso
Area
 • Total455.4 sq mi (1,179.5 km2)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total11,819
 • Density24.2/sq mi (9.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Céu Azul is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.[2]

Céu Azul covers 1,179.5 square kilometres (455.4 sq mi), has a population of 11,819, and population density of 9.35 resident per square kilometer. 852 square kilometres (329 sq mi) of the city is preserved as Atlantic Forest and is part of Iguaçu National Park.[2][3]

The western region of Paraná was the target of logging companies in the 1950s. The company Pinho e Terras Ltda. installed a colony in the area in 1952 and brought workers, mainly from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The first residents were primarily of German and Italian origin.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ a b "Paraná: Céu Azul" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  3. ^ a b "História do município" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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Capital: Curitiba
Centro Ocidental Paranaense
Campo Mourao
Goioere
Centro Oriental Paranaense
Jaguariaiva
Ponta Grossa
Telemaco Borba
Centro-Sul Paranaense
Guarapuava
Palmas
Pitanga
Metropolitana de Curitiba
Cerro Azul
Curitiba
Lapa
Paranagua
Rio Negro
Noroeste Paranaense
Cianorte
Paranavai
Umuarama
Norte Central Paranaense
Apucarana
Astorga
Faxinal
Florai
Ivaipora
Londrina
Maringa
Porecatu
Norte Pioneiro Paranaense
Assai
Cornelio Procopio
Ibaiti
Jacarezinho
Wenceslau Braz
Oeste Paranaense
Cascavel
Foz do Iguacu
Toledo
Sudeste Paranaense
Irati
Prudentopolis
Sao Mateus do Sul
Uniao da Vitoria
Sudoeste Paranaense
Capanema
Francisco Beltrao
Pato Branco

25°08′49″S 53°50′56″W / 25.1469°S 53.8489°W / -25.1469; -53.8489

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