Modelo, Santa Catarina

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Modelo
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Location of Modelo
Coordinates: 28°46′42″S53°03′19″W / 28.77833°S 53.05528°W / -28.77833; -53.05528 Coordinates: 28°46′42″S53°03′19″W / 28.77833°S 53.05528°W / -28.77833; -53.05528
Country Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Region South
State Bandeira de Santa Catarina.svg Santa Catarina
FoundedDecember 7, 1961
Government
  MayorImilio Avila
Area
  Total93 km2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2007)
  Total3,772
  Density40.6/km2 (105/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Website www.modelo.sc.gov.br

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; [1] Three areas have subsequently been removed to form the new municipalities of Bom Jesus do Oeste, Serra Alta and Sul Brasil. [2]

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References

  1. "Lei promulgada nº 780, cria os municípios de Saudades, Pinhalzinho e Modelo" (in Portuguese). Legislação Estadual de Santa Catarina. 7 December 1961.
  2. "Modelo: Santa Catarina" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 26 January 2020.