Gravatal

Gravatal
Municipality
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Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Mesoregion	Sul Catarinense
Population  (2020 [1] )
• Total	11,577
Time zone	UTC -3
Website	www.gravatal.sc.gov.br

Gravatal is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South Region, Brazil. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Located in a mountainous area, ^[6] Gravatal has springs at 37 °C whose water it is divided supplies four local hotels and an aquatic complex. ^[7] The spring water contains chemicals such as fluorine and lithium. ^[6]

Approximately 2,000 people live in the region of the city where the spas are located; in July up to 50 thousand tourists visit the area. ^[7]

Culture

800 meters from the centre of the Gravatal, is 'Ecopark Termas' built to promote ideas for sustainable development and well-being. It is 17,000 m², within 7,500 m² of preserved forest RPPN (private natural heritage reserve), located on Rua Antônio Pedro Mendonça. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• List of municipalities in Santa Catarina

References

1. IBGE 2020
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. "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.
4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
6. "GRAVATAL". turismo.sc.gov.br. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
7. Antônio del Tedesco, Luiz (28 November 2018). "Gravatal and neighborhood in SC offer thermal waters, mountains, sea and European air" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. "Ecopark Thermal" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
9. "ECOPARK THERMAL". quetalviajar.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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