Capivari de Baixo

Capivari de Baixo, Santa Catarina
Capivari de Baixo, Santa Catarina
Coordinates: 28°28′00″S 49°00′25″W / 28.46667°S 49.00694°W / -28.46667; -49.00694
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
City EmancipationMarch 30, 1992
Government
  MayorNivaldo Souza (Partido Socialista Brasileiro)
Area
  Total
53.165 km2 (20.527 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
25,177
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)
Websitewww.capivaridebaixo.sc.gov.br

Capivari de Baixo is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern region of Santa Catarina. In 2010, it had a population estimated at 21,674 inhabitants. As of 2020, the population was estimated to be at 25,177. From 1991 to 2000, the demographic growth has been of 1,51% yearly, while the national average was of 1,63%. From 2000 to 2010, the demographic growth was of 1,56% yearly, while the national average was of 1,17%. Capivari de Baixo has the largest coal-fired thermoelectric power plant of Latin America, Complexo Termoelétrico Jorge Lacerda.