Lages is a municipality in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in the mountain region known in Portuguese as Planalto Serrano. It is the main city of that region and the largest municipality of Santa Catarina, bordering Otacílio Costa, São Joaquim and Correia Pinto. The main urban watercourse is the Carahá River. Lages hosts the annual Festa do Pinhão, a festival famous throughout the country, and its economy is known for cattle breeding and wood processing. The census of 1 August 2022 counted 164,981 inhabitants in the municipality, of whom 161,004 lived in the urban place of Lages.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Santa Catarina municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Lages ( Lajes) Municipality 157,682 156,727 164,981
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Lages
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -27.81611, -50.32611
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 917 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
View the Source 3. 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 -27.75 N/S -50.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -27.75 N/S -50.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-27.75 -50.25 Cfb
Lages, Santa Catarina (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead, location
Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano".
On Continent: South America, Lead, location in Brazil
Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano".
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead, location in Brazil, placement
Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano".
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