Xanxerê

Also known as Xanxere

Xanxerê () is a city in Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Italian and German are the mainstream cultures, having been brought by immigrants in the early 20th century through the migration of the "gauchos".

Key facts

Settlement.name: Xanxerê
Settlement.nickname: (The state capital of corn)
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Igreja Central.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: City's central church
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira xanxere.png
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao xanxere.jpg
Settlement.image_map: SantaCatarina Municip Xanxere.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Santa Catarina
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_name3: West of Santa Catarina
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: xanxerense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Santa Catarina
Population: 37638
Area: 377.764
Elevation: 800
Shares border with: Xaxim
Official website: www.xanxere.sc.gov.br
Image: Vista parcial de Xanxerê.jpg
Dialing code: 49

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Commons category: Xanxerê
Commons gallery: Xanxerê
postal code: 89820-000
Human Development Index: 0.775
inception: 1954-02-27
electorate: 31472

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The city is one of the main production centers of maize in Brazil and serves as an important industrial, commercial and service center for western Santa Catarina. It is located in a key position for trades via Mercosul.

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