| Ponte Alta | ||
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 Ponte Alta | ||
  Ponte Alta Ponte Alta | ||
| Coordinates: 27°29′02″S50°22′48″W / 27.48389°S 50.38000°W Coordinates: 27°29′02″S50°22′48″W / 27.48389°S 50.38000°W | ||
| Country |  | |
| Region | South | |
| State |  | |
| Founded | September 20, 1964 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Luiz Paulo Farias | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 566.754 km2 (218.825 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 856 m (2,808 ft) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 5,475 | |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | |
| HDI (2000) | 0.727 | |
| Website | www.pontealta.sc.gov.br | |
Ponte Alta is a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil.
A city is a large human settlement. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organizations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process.
Santa Catarina is a state in the southern region of Brazil. According to the Index of Economic Well-Being calculated between 2002 and 2008, Santa Catarina was the Brazilian state that consistently showed the highest economic well-being in relation to any other state in Brazil.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
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