Cascavel
Cascavel | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Cascavel | |
| Nickname(s): Capital of the West Mercosur Metropolis | |
Location in Paraná | |
| Coordinates: 24°57′20″S 53°27′19″W / 24.95556°S 53.45528°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Paraná |
| Founding | March 28, 1928 |
| Emancipation | November 14, 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Renato Silva (PL) Liberal Party |
| Area | |
| 2,101.074 km2 (811.229 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 10,562.37 km2 (4,078.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 781 m (2,562 ft) |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
| 364,104 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 552,097 |
| • Metro density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Postal code | 85816-000 |
| Area code | (+55) 45 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.782 – high |
| Website | cascavel |
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Cascavel is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 364.104 inhabitants, according to IBGE 2024 estimate. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by freeway.
Relatively new and with a privileged topography, Cascavel's development was planned, which gives it wide streets and well distributed neighborhoods. With an area of 2,100,831 km2, it is considered a strategic hub of Mercosul. It is the main city in the Cascavel Metropolitan Area.
The city is on a plateau 781 meters above sea level. It is 504 km west of the state capital of Curitiba and 605 km west of the sea port of Paranaguá, 140 km from the three borders (Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil) at 24° 58' South, 53° 26' West.