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Chapecó

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Also known as Chapeco, Xapeco

Chapecó () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Being a major industrial, financial and educational center, it is a major producer of industrialized food products. Considered a medium city, with a population estimated at 282,648 inhabitants, it is among the four most important cities in the state. It belongs to the Meso-region of Western Santa Catarina and to the Microregion of Chapecó.

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Chapecó
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City
Settlement.official_name
City of Chapecó
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Capital of the West, Chape, City of Chapecó
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Vista da região central.jpg
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250px
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Downtown Chapecó
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Bandeira de chapeco.svg
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BRA Chapecó COA.svg
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SantaCatarina Municip Chapeco.svg
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250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Chapecó
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
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State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Santa Catarina
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Mayor

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Official website

Prefeitura de Chapecó

Prefeitura Municipal de Chapecó

chapeco.sc.gov.br

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Município de Chapecó
Demonym
chapecoense
Population
123050
Area
626.060
Elevation
559
Official website
cmc.sc.gov.br
Image
Chapeco01.png
Dialing code
49
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Commons category
Chapecó
postal code
89800-001 a 89816-999
Human Development Index
0.790
inception
1917-08-25
electorate
154491
nickname
Capital do Oeste
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  • History
  • Demography
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Other
  • Climate
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • See also
  • References
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Chapecó () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Being a major industrial, financial and educational center, it is a major producer of industrialized food products. Considered a medium city, with a population estimated at 282,648 inhabitants, it is among the four most important cities in the state. It belongs to the Meso-region of Western Santa Catarina and to the Microregion of Chapecó.

Distant 550 km from the state capital, Florianópolis, it is Headquarters of the Metropolitan Region of Chapecó, and exerts significant influence not only in the Catarinense West but also in the Northwest Rio Grande do Sul and Southwest of Paraná, from an economic, cultural, or political point of view.

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