Lages

Key facts

Settlement.name: Lages
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Lages
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.nickname: Princesa da Serra (Princess of the Serra)
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira lages.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao_lages.png
Settlement.image_map: SantaCatarina Municip Lages.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the state of Santa Catarina and Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Santa Catarina
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Carmen Zanotto
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: November 22, 1776

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Demonym: lageano
Country: Brazil
Located in: Santa Catarina
Population: 151235
Area: 2644.313
Elevation: 919
Shares border with: Bom Jesus
Official website: www.lages.sc.gov.br
Image: Lages - SC.jpg
Dialing code: 49

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Commons category: Lages
Commons gallery: Lages
inception: 1766-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Lages
category for people born here: Category:People from Lages
postal code: 89200-000
Human Development Index: 0.770
electorate: 123770

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Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano".

It is located in the mountain region of and is also the largest municipality of Santa Catarina. It is the main city of this region, and borders the towns of Otacílio Costa, São Joaquim, and Correia Pinto. The main course of urban water is Carahá River.

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