Castro, Paraná

Municipality in South, Brazil
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Official seal of Castro
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Municipal location
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24°47′27″S 50°0′43″W / 24.79083°S 50.01194°W / -24.79083; -50.01194Country BrazilRegionSouthState ParanáMesoregionCentro Oriental ParanaensePopulation
 (2020)[1]
 • Total71,809Time zoneUTC -3Area code42HDI (2010)0.703 – high[2]

Castro is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.[3][4][5][6] In 2020 it had a population of 71,809 people. The main road running through the town is the PR-151 road.

History

The first inhabitants were the indigenous people, Castro was discovered on 19 March 1704, and it became municipality in 1857. In the 1930s, the largest European Immigration happened, they were Dutch, Russians, Italians and Ukrainians.

Economy

Landscapes of Castro
Landscape of Castro

Castrolanda is a colony that was founded by Dutch immigrants between 1951 and 1954. Testament to this there is a windmill in Castro. Its economy is based on agricultural production and dairy farming which is one of the most important in this region that is considered the largest dairy in Brazil due to their genetic quality. It has a considerable production of grain, mostly soy and beans. Also having one of the largest agricultural cooperatives in Brazil, which bears the name of the colony.

Geography

Climate

Castro has oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), the average temperature on summer is 25°C, on winter the temperature reaches to 11°C, the temperature rarely drops below 5°C or exceeds 15°C. There's occasionally snow fall on winter. Frost are common on winter. The highest temperature was 35°C on 4 January 1949. The lowest temperature was -7°C on 1 August 1955.

Notable people

  • Aimée de Heeren (1903-2006), WW2 secret service agent, girlfriend of Patrick J Kennedy Jr, socialite
  • Paulo Miranda (1988-), football player

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
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24°47′27″S 50°00′43″W / 24.79083°S 50.01194°W / -24.79083; -50.01194


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