Vargeão

Vargeão is a municipality located in the state of Santa Catarina in the south region of Brazil.^[2][3][4] It is located in the Immediate Geographic Region of Xanxerê and the Intermediate Geographic Region of Chapecó and at 298 miles away from the capital of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis.

Vargeão
Municipality
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Meteor City
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Mesoregion	Oeste Catarinense
Population  (2022 [1])
• Total	3,634
Time zone	UTC -3

Its population, according to the demographic census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, carried out in 2022, is 3 634 inhabitants.^[5]

The town is located on the southern rim of an impact crater, the Vargeão Dome.^[6][7] Vargeão's city hall is located inside the crater. The local population is well aware of the impact origin of the structure, to the point that the town's official nickname is Meteor City (Terra do Meteorro).

Its inhabitants are predominantly of Italian descent. A large floodplain (in portuguese: várzea) in the area gave rise to the name Vargeão (very large floodplain, in portuguese).

Aerial view of the city.

See also

• List of municipalities in Santa Catarina
• Vargeão Dome

References

2. "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.
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.
5. "Index of /Censos/Censo_Demografico_2022/Populacao_e_domicilios_Primeiros_resultados". ftp.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
6. "Geossit - Visualizar Geossítio". www.sgb.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
7. Kazzuo-Vieira, César; Crósta, Alvaro Penteado; Gamboa, Fernando; Tygel, Martin (September 2009). "Caracterização geofísica da estrutura de impacto do domo de Vargeão, Brasil". Revista Brasileira de Geofísica (in Portuguese). 27: 375–388. doi:10.1590/S0102-261X2009000300006. ISSN 0102-261X.

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