São José
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Key facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South
- State
- Santa Catarina
- Founded
- March 19, 1750
- Mayor
- Adeliana Dal Pont (PSD)
- Municipality
- 113.171 km (43.696 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Density
- 2,612.49/km (6,766.32/sq mi)
- Urban
- 208,017
- Metro
- 877,706
- Time zone
- UTC−3 ( BRT )
- Hdi 2010
- 0.809 – very high
- Website
- pmsj .sc .gov .br
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Demonym
- josefense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Santa Catarina
- Population
- 139493
- Area
- 150.453
- Elevation
- 0
- Shares border with
- São Pedro de Alcântara
- Official website
- www.pmsj.sc.gov.br
- Image
- SaoJose058.JPG
- Dialing code
- 048
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- Commons category
- São José (Santa Catarina)
- inception
- 1750-03-19
- postal code
- 88100-000
- Human Development Index
- 0.809
- different from
- São José
- electorate
- 177891
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Encyclopedic overview
São José is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is approximately 5 km from and encircles the continental section of Florianópolis.
The municipality of São José, located in Grande Florianópolis, is the fourth oldest in Santa Catarina and was colonized on October 26, 1750, by 182 Azorean couples, from the islands of Pico, Terceira, São Jorge, Faial, Graciosa and São Miguel. In 1829, it received the first nucleus of German colonization of the State. Rapid development, coupled with population growth and economic power, meant that, on March 1, 1833, through the Resolution of the President of the Province, Feliciano Nunes Pires, São José passed from parish to village (municipality) and, in May 1856, through Provincial Law No. 415, was elevated to the city. Not being very touristy in nature, unlike Florianópolis, São José has attracted industries such as telecommunication equipment, textiles, and food processing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “São José” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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