Criciúma
Municipality in South, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the plant genus, see Eremocaulon. For the football club, see Criciúma Esporte Clube. For the airport, see Diomício Freitas Airport.
Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At 28°40′39″S 49°22′11″W, it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials industry, and is the second-largest such center in the world.
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Municipality of Criciúma | |
Coordinates: 28°40′40″S 49°22′12″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | South |
State | Santa Catarina |
Founded | January 6, 1880 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Clésio Salvaro (PSDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 235.628 km2 (90.976 sq mi) |
Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 214,493 |
• Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
HDI (2010) | 0.788 – high[2] |
Website | criciuma.sc.gov.br |
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