Ascurra

Ascurra is a municipality located in the Santa Catarina state of Brazil. Ascurra has a strong Italian culture due to its colonization in 1876 by farmers from Welschtirol.[1] Hermann Blumenau (1819–1899) named the municipality after a point in Serra do Ibitirapé, Paraguay of the same name that was taken by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War in 1869.

Ascurra
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Ascurra
Location of Ascurra
Coordinates: 26°57′18″S 49°22′33″W
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
FoundedApril 1, 1963
Government
 • MayorLairton Possamai (PMDB)
Area
 • Total110.901 km2 (42.819 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total7,732
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2015)0.741
Websitewww.ascurra.sc.gov.br

Ascurra covers 110.901 km2 (42.819 sq mi), and has a population of 7,732 with a population density of 70 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1]

Geography

Ascurra is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Blumenau and 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the state capital of Florianópolis. The Itajaí-Açu River crosses Ascurra.[2]

Economy

Mainly from the rice agriculture.

Transportation

Events

Per Tutti – A high Tirolean-influenced party that occurs between August and September.

References
  1. "Ascurra" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  2. "Aspectos Geográficos" (in Portuguese). Ascurra, Santa Catarina, Brazil: Município de Ascurra. 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-11.


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