Curitiba
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/96912
- Note
- Curitiba (Brazilian Portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city´s population was 1,963,726 as of 2021[update], making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil´s South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,731,769 (IBGE estimate in 2021), making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.
The city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level. It is located west of the seaport of Paranaguá and is served by the Afonso Pena International and Bacacheri airports. Curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in Latin America and hosts the Federal University of Paraná, established in 1912. - Latitude
- -25.429721832275
- Longitude
- -49.271945953369
- Population
- 1,746,896
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
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