Forquilhinha

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Forquilhinha is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. As of 2004, it has a population of 20,549 inhabitants. It covers an area of 184,557 km² at an altitude of 42 meters above sea level. It is the native town of Zilda Arns, a Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Brazilian physician.

The city is served by Diomício Freitas Airport.

References

This article is a translation of the corresponding article in the Portuguese-language Wikipedia.

v t e Sul Catarinense mesoregion of Santa Catarina , Brazil

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

Araranguá	Araranguá Balneário Arroio do Silva Balneário Gaivota Ermo Jacinto Machado Maracajá Meleiro Morro Grande Passo de Torres Praia Grande Santa Rosa do Sul São João do Sul Sombrio Timbé do Sul Turvo

Criciúma	Cocal do Sul Criciúma Forquilhinha Içara Lauro Muller Morro da Fumaça Nova Veneza Siderópolis Treviso Urussanga

Tubarão	Armazém Braço do Norte Capivari de Baixo Garopaba Grão Pará Gravatal Imaruí Imbituba Jaguaruna Laguna Orleans Pedras Grandes Rio Fortuna Sangão Santa Rosa de Lima São Ludgero São Martinho Treze de Maio Tubarão

Coordinates: 28°45′51″S 49°28′20″W / 28.76417°S 49.47222°W / -28.76417; -49.47222

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