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Barra Velha
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Barra Velha
Total population
45,369
Coordinates-26.63°, -48.68°
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Overview
Barra Velha is a resort town and county seat of about 30,000 inhabitants in the Northern region of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Its nine beaches extend from the Rio Itapocu in the North to the resort town of Piçarras on its Southern border. Additionally, it is the only resort in the area to have a freshwater lake separated from the ocean by an old sand bar, from which it derives its name.
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
-26.6338
Longitude
-48.6835
Water area
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 4202107
- UF
- SC
- Mesorregião
- Vale do Itajaí
- Microrregião
- Itajaí
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
- • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br