Brusque, Santa Catarina

Brusque
Municipality of Brusque
Flag of Brusque
Official seal of Brusque
Nickname: 
Tissue City
Location in Santa Catarina
Location in Santa Catarina
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
FoundedAugust 4, 1860
Government
 • MayorAri Vequi (MDB)
Area
 • Total
284.749 km2 (109.942 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
137,689
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
88350-000
Area code+ 55 (47)
HDI (2010)0.795 – high[3]
Websitebrusque.sc.gov.br

Brusque is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was founded in 1860, by 55 German immigrants.

The city was originally called Colônia Itajahy, but on 17 January 1890 it was renamed Brusque after former Santa Catarina province president Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque.[4]

  1. ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "O legado de Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque". Prefeitura de Brusque (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.