Urupema

Urupema is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It has an area of approximately 353 km², a population of 2,656 inhabitants as of 2022 and a GDP per capita of R$ 36,058 as of 2021. It is often cited as the coldest city in Brazil.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Urupema
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Urupema.png
Settlement.image_seal: Brasão Municipal de Urupema.png
Settlement.image_map: SantaCatarina Municip Urupema.svg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Santa Catarina
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Serrana
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Evandro Frigo Pereira (PP)
Settlement.established_date: 9 January 1988
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: urupemense
Population: 2474
Area: 353
Elevation: 1350
Official website: www.urupema.sc.gov.br/home
Dialing code: 49

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Commons category: Urupema
Human Development Index: 0.784
electorate: 2315

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Early history
Climate
Demographics
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==Early history== The name Urupema (with variations including urupemba, arupemba, gurupema and jurupema) refers to a sieve made of vegetal fiber and used domestically to sieve cornmeal and cassava flour and in fishing.