Modelo is a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. The area was granted municipality status in 1961, its area being taken from the existing municipality of São Carlos;[2] Three areas have subsequently been removed to form the new municipalities of Bom Jesus do Oeste, Serra Alta and Sul Brasil.[3]
Modelo | |
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 Location of Modelo | |
  Modelo | |
| Coordinates: 28°46′42″S 53°03′19″W / 28.77833°S 53.05528°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Santa Catarina |
| Founded | December 7, 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Imilio Avila |
| Area | |
• Total | 93 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 4,218 |
| • Density | 40.6/km2 (105/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Website | www |
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Lei promulgada nº 780, cria os municípios de Saudades, Pinhalzinho e Modelo" (in Portuguese). Legislação Estadual de Santa Catarina. 7 December 1961.
- ^ "Modelo: Santa Catarina" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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