Brusque is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded on August 4, 1860, by 55 German immigrants. The settlement was first called Colônia Itajahy, and on 17 January 1890 it was renamed Brusque after Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque, a former president of the province of Santa Catarina. The census counted 141,385 residents in 2022, up from 105,503 in 2010 and 76,058 in 2000, so the population has nearly doubled in two decades.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Santa Catarina municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Brusque Municipality 76,058 105,503 141,385
2. Brusque (Wikipedia)
LeadQuote, Lead
It was founded on August 4, 1860, by 55 German immigrants.
3. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Brusque
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -27.09795, -48.91281
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 22 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
View the Source 4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -27.25 N/S -48.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -27.25 N/S -48.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-27.25 -48.75 Cfa
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