Rio do Campo | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Rio do Campo in the State of Santa Catarina | |
  Rio do Campo Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 26°56′56″S50°08′27″W / 26.94889°S 50.14083°W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | South |
| State | Santa Catarina |
| Mesoregion | Vale do Itajai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 193.860 sq mi (502.095 km2) |
| Population (2018 est. [1] ) | |
| • Total | 5,979 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Rio do Campo is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The municipalities of Brazil are administrative divisions of the Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, with an average municipality population of 34,361 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most subdivided state, with 853.
The Federative Republic of Brazil is a union of 27 federated units : 26 states and one federal district. The states are generally based on historical, conventional borders which have developed over time. The Federal District cannot be divided into municipalities, according to the Brazilian Constitution, the Federal District assumes the same constitutional and legal powers, attributions and obligations of the states and municipalities, instead, it is divided by administrative regions.
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.
