Modelo, Santa Catarina

Place in South, Brazil

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Location of Modelo

28°46′42″S 53°03′19″W / 28.77833°S 53.05528°W / -28.77833; -53.05528Country

BrazilRegionSouthState

Santa CatarinaFoundedDecember 7, 1961Government

• MayorImilio AvilaArea

• Total93 km² (36 sq mi)Elevation

470 m (1,540 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total4,218 • Density40.6/km² (105/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3) • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)Websitewww.modelo.sc.gov.br

Modelo is a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. The area was granted municipality status in 1961, its area being taken from the existing municipality of São Carlos;^[2] Three areas have subsequently been removed to form the new municipalities of Bom Jesus do Oeste, Serra Alta and Sul Brasil.^[3]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "Lei promulgada nº 780, cria os municípios de Saudades, Pinhalzinho e Modelo" (in Portuguese). Legislação Estadual de Santa Catarina. 7 December 1961.
^ "Modelo: Santa Catarina" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 26 January 2020.