Penha, Santa Catarina

Penha
municipality

A church in Penha
Coordinates: 26°46′08″S 48°38′45″W / 26.76889°S 48.64583°W / -26.76889; -48.64583Coordinates: 26°46′08″S 48°38′45″W / 26.76889°S 48.64583°W / -26.76889; -48.64583
Country Brazil
Region Southern
State Santa Catarina
Mesoregion Vale do Itajai
Incorporated July 19 , 1958
Government
  Mayor Julcemar Alcir Coelho
Area
  Total 59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Population 21,056
  Density 358.2/km2 (928/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)

Penha is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It had a population of 21,056 and an area of 59 km² as of 2006. The two largest attractions are its beach and Beto Carrero World, the largest theme park in Latin America.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
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