File:SkylineFoz.JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Foz do Iguaçu
Sign in to savemunicipality of Paraná state, Brazil
Foz do Iguaçu is a municipality in the state of Paraná, located in Brazil. It is notable as the site of Iguazu Falls, one of the world's largest and most spectacular waterfall systems, making it a major tourist destination.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Demonym
- iguaçuense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Paraná
- Population
- 190123
- Area
- 617.701
- Elevation
- 164
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00
- Body of water
- Iguazu River
- Shares border with
- São Miguel do Iguaçu
- Official website
- www2.fozdoiguacu.pr.gov.br/site
- Image
- SkylineFoz.JPG
- Dialing code
- 45
Show 9 more facts
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Foz do Iguaçu
- inception
- 1910-06-10
- category for films shot at this location
- Category:Films shot in Foz do Iguaçu
- twinned administrative body
- Yichang
- Commons category
- Foz do Iguaçu
- topic's main category
- Category:Foz do Iguaçu
- Commons gallery
- Foz do Iguaçu
- Human Development Index
- 0.751
- electorate
- 189992
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
~15 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Foz do Iguaçu ( Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɔz du iɡwaˈsu]; "Iguazu River mouth"), colloquially referred to as Foz, is the Brazilian city on the border of Iguaçu Falls. Foz in Portuguese means the mouth or end of a river and Iguaçu in Guarani or Tupi comes from the words "y" [ɨ], meaning "water" or "river", and "guasu" [waˈsu], meaning "big".
The city is the 7th largest in the state of Paraná with a population of approximately 258,000 inhabitants. It is approximately 650 km (400 mi) west of the capital of the state, Curitiba, being the westernmost city in that State.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Foz do Iguaçu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.