Barra Velha

municipality of Santa Catarina state, Brazil

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The entry is geolocated on the map in BR.

It sits within the topics Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state), Populated coastal places in Santa Catarina (state) and Populated places established in 1812.

Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country: Brazil
Region: Southern
State: Santa Catarina
Incorporated: December 7, 1961
Mayor: Douglas Elias da Costa ( PL )
Total: 142.4 km (55.0 sq mi)
Density: 127.8/km (331/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−3 ( UTC-3 , BRT )
Website: www .barravelha .sc .gov .br

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: barra-velhense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Santa Catarina
Population: 13231
Area: 140.160
Elevation: 2
Time zone: UTC−03:00
Shares border with: Piçarras
Official website: www.barravelha.sc.gov.br
Image: Barra Velha.jpg
Dialing code: 47

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Commons category: Barra Velha
electorate: 19845
Human Development Index: 0.738
postal code: 88390-000
inception: 1812-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

Barra Velha is a resort town and county seat of about 30,000 inhabitants in the Northern region of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Its nine beaches extend from the Rio Itapocu in the North to the resort town of Piçarras on its Southern border. Additionally, it is the only resort in the area to have a freshwater lake separated from the ocean by an old sand bar, from which it derives its name.

Located between Joinville and Itajaí on BR-101, the principal north–south highway in Southern Brazil, it is an important resort destination for residents of the industrial region to the North and West of the State, with summer weekend population exceeding 100,000.

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