Tubarão
Tubarão, Santa Catarina | |
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View from Tubarão downtown highlighting the Willy Zumblick museum | |
| Nickname: Cidade Azul ("Blue city" in Portuguese) | |
Location in Santa Catarina Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 28°28′00″S 49°00′25″W / 28.46667°S 49.00694°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Santa Catarina |
| City emancipation | May 27, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joares Carlos Ponticceli (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 300.273 km2 (117.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 106,422 |
| • Density | 340.95/km2 (883.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Website | www |
Tubarão (lit. "shark") is a Brazilian municipality located in southern part of Santa Catarina state. The population, according to the IBGE/2020 estimate was 106,422. It is the main city of the Tubarão River basin region, which comprises 20 municipalities and has a population of 350,000.