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Paranaguá

Also known as Paranagua

Paranaguá (Tupi, 'Great Round Sea') is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Founded in 1648, it is Paraná's oldest city. It is known for the Port of Paranaguá, which serves as both the sea link for Curitiba, to the west and the capital of Paraná, and as one of the largest ports of Brazil.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Paranaguá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Paranaguá
Settlement.nicknames: Berço da civilização paranaenseMãe do ParanáGrande mar redondo
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_paranagua.png
Settlement.image_shield: Brasao_paranagua.png
Settlement.image_map: Parana Municip Paranagua.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Paranaguá in Paraná
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil#South America
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Adriano Ramos (PODE)(2025 – 2028)
Settlement.established_title: Founded

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

History
Early settlement
European settlement
Port of Paranaguá
Geography
Conservation
Climate
Panorama
Sports
Transportation
Air
Consular representation
Sister Cities
References
Sources

As of 2020, the city has an estimated population of 156,174 and a population density of 169.92 persons per km2, making it the tenth most populated city in the state of Paraná. The total area of the city is .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paranaguá” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.