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Municipality in Southern, Brazil
Penha
Municipality
Main church in Penha (Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Penha)Main church in Penha (Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Penha)
Flag of PenhaFlagOfficial seal of PenhaSeal
Location of Penha
Coordinates: 26°46′08″S 48°38′45″W / 26.76889°S 48.64583°W / -26.76889; -48.64583
CountryBrazil
RegionSouthern
StateSanta Catarina
MesoregionVale do Itajaí
IncorporatedJuly 19, 1958
Government
 • MayorAquiles José Schneider da Costa
Area
 • Total58 km (22 sq mi)
Elevation20 m (70 ft)
Population33,284
 • Density5,534/km (14,330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Penha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeɲɐ]) is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It had a population of 33,284 and an area of 57.752 km as of 2020.

Its two largest attractions are its beaches and Beto Carrero World, the largest theme park in Latin America.

Aquiles da Costa is the Mayor of Penha exercising his second consecutive term in the executive office. Maria Juraci Alexandrino is the Vice-Mayor, exercising her first term in the executive office.

Penha was established on July 19, 1958, as an emancipated city.

Penha has about 19 beaches and 31 kilometers of coastline. In 2022, the Blue Flag Program confirmed that the city kept three of its beaches in the international environmental quality certification: Bacia da Vovó, Praia da Saudade and Praia Grande will have the flag raised.

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References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. "Três praias de Penha serão certificadas pelo programa Bandeira Azul" (in Portuguese). Município de Penha. 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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