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Criciúma

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EntityQ1439157· pop 43· linked from 539 articles

Also known as Criciuma

Key facts

Settlement.name
Criciúma
Settlement.official_name
Municipality of Criciúma
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Criciuma grid.png
Settlement.image_flag
BandeiraCriciuma.svg
Settlement.image_seal
BrasaoCriciuma.svg
Settlement.image_map
SantaCatarina_Municip_Criciuma.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Clésio Salvaro (PSDB)
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
January 6, 1880
Settlement.area_total_km2
235.628

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Demonym
criciumense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Santa Catarina
Population
146320
Area
235.628
Elevation
46
Shares border with
Siderópolis
Official website
www.criciuma.sc.gov.br
Image
Criciumasc1.png
Dialing code
048
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topic's main category
Category:Criciúma
twinned administrative body
Herning
Commons category
Criciúma
category for people born here
Q9237335
electorate
148745
postal code
88800-000
Human Development Index
0.788
inception
1880-01-06
category of associated people
Category:People from Criciúma
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • City data
  • Transportation
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Climate
  • References
  • External links

Criciúma () is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials industry, and is the second-largest such center in the world.

==City data== Foundation: 214 493 (2022 estimate) Area: 209,8 km2 Nearby cities: Siderópolis, Cocal do Sul, Morro da Fumaça, Maracajá, Araranguá, Nova Veneza, Forquilhinha, Içara

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Criciúma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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