Guarapuava is a municipality in the state of Paraná, Brazil, and the largest municipality in the state by area. It lies on the third plateau of Paraná, known as the Plateau of Guarapuava, at an elevation of 1,120 metres, and is a regional hub on the Mercosur railway corridor between Foz do Iguaçu and Curitiba. It is described as the richest agribusiness municipality in the state and is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese. The Portuguese reached the area in 1770 and the city was founded in 1810; its name comes from a Tupi-Guarani phrase for the place of the maned wolf sound. It gained town status in 1852 and city status on 12 April 1871. The 2022 census counted 182,093 residents.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Paraná municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipality table, 2022 census columnQuote, Municipality table, 2022 census column
Guarapuava Municipality 155,161 167,414 182,093
2. Guarapuava (Wikipedia)
3. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Guarapuava
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -25.39048, -51.46541
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 1090 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 -25.25 N/S -51.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -25.25 N/S -51.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-25.25 -51.25 Cfa
Guarapuava (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil
On Continent: South America, Lead
is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead
is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil
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