Ascurra

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Ascurra

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Location of Ascurra

Ascurra

Location of Ascurra

Coordinates: 26°57′18″S 49°22′33″W / -26.955, -49.37583

Founded

Government

- Mayor

Pedro Moser (PDT)

Area

- Total

111.672 km² (43.1 sq mi)

Elevation

88 m (289 ft)

Population (2006)

- Total

7,505

- Density

67.2/km² (174/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC-3 (UTC-3)

- Summer (DST)

UTC-2 (UTC-2)

HDI (2000)

0.813

Website: www.ascurra.sc.gov.br

Ascurra is a small city located in the Santa Catarina state of Brazil. Ascurra has a strong Italian culture due to its colonization in 1876 made by farmers from Tirol. The Ascurra name was given by Dr. Blumenau and this name comes from a point in Serra do Ibitirapé (Paraguay) that was taken by Brazilian's army in Paraguay war at 1869.

[edit] Geography

25 miles next to Blumenau

[edit] Economy

Mainly from the rice agriculture.

[edit] Events

Per Tutti – A high Tirolean-influenced party that occurs between August and September.

v • d • e Vale do Itajaí mesoregion of Santa Catarina , Brazil

mesoregions of Santa Catarina: Grande Florianópolis • Norte Catarinense • Oeste Catarinense • Serrana • Sul Catarinense • Vale do Itajaí

Blumenau	Apiúna • Ascurra • Benedito Novo • Blumenau • Botuverá • Brusque • Doutor Pedrinho • Gaspar • Guabiruba • Indaial • Luiz Alves • Pomerode • Rio dos Cedros • Rodeio • Timbó

Itajaí	Balneário Camboriú • Barra Velha • Bombinhas • Camboriú • Ilhota • Itajaí • Itapema • Navegantes • Penha • Piçarras • Porto Belo • São João do Itaperiú

Ituporanga	Agrolândia • Atalanta • Chapadão do Lageado • Imbuia • Ituporanga • Petrolândia • Vidal Ramos

Rio do Sul	Agronômica • Aurora • Braço do Trombudo • Dona Emma • Ibirama • José Boiteux • Laurentino • Lontras • Mirim Doce • Pouso Redondo • Presidente Getúlio • Presidente Nereu • Rio do Campo • Rio do Oeste • Rio do Sul • Salete • Taió • Trombudo Central • Vitor Meireles • Witmarsum