Canoinhas, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil
🇧🇷 Canoinhas is a Brazilian municipality, in the north plateau of the State of Santa Catarina. Its altitude is 839 meters. The area of the city is 1,143.6 square kilometers.
The city's economy primarily depends on agriculture and logging.
The city is also known worldwide as the world capital of Erva Mate, a herb used in a traditional drink called chimarrao, the herb Ilex Paraguariensis has been a main export of the region for quite some time.
The people of Canoinhas are mainly German-Brazilians, some of the best-known families are the Kellners, the Fucks, the Wolffs, among others.
History Francisco de Paula Pereira is known to be the founder of the town, it was a popular stop for immigrants from Parana looking for the famous Erva Mate.
Canoinhas, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil
Canoinhas has a population of over 54,480 people. Canoinhas also forms one of the centres of the wider Mafra District which has a population of over 235,537 people. It is also a part of the larger Joinville Region.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Canoinhas has links with:
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🇿🇦 Johannesburg -26.205
🇿🇦 Ekurhuleni -26.21
🇧🇷 Pato Branco -26.217
🇧🇷 São Bento do Sul -26.218
🇧🇷 Quirinópolis -50.433
🇧🇷 Curitibanos -50.567
🇧🇷 Telêmaco Borba -50.618
🇧🇷 Cornélio Procópio -50.65
Locations Near: Canoinhas -50.3833,-26.1667
🇧🇷 Caçador -51.017,-26.777 d: 92.7
🇧🇷 São Bento do Sul -49.41,-26.218 d: 97.3
🇧🇷 Ponta Grossa -50.165,-25.091 d: 121.6
🇧🇷 Campo Largo -49.532,-25.46 d: 115.9
🇧🇷 Prudentópolis -50.967,-25.2 d: 122.4
🇧🇷 Araucária -49.398,-25.578 d: 118.4
🇧🇷 Curitibanos -50.567,-27.3 d: 127.3
🇧🇷 Fazenda Rio Grande -49.313,-25.646 d: 121.8
🇧🇷 Rio do Sul -49.642,-27.205 d: 136.9
🇧🇷 Guarapuava -51.456,-25.393 d: 137.6
Antipodal to: Canoinhas 129.617,26.167
🇯🇵 Nago 127.978,26.592 d: 19845.1
🇯🇵 Uruma 127.85,26.367 d: 19837.5
🇯🇵 Okinawa 127.809,26.409 d: 19832.9
🇯🇵 Okinawa City 127.793,26.343 d: 19832.2
🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 19831.5
🇯🇵 Urasoe 127.734,26.254 d: 19827
🇯🇵 Naha 127.702,26.199 d: 19824
🇯🇵 Tomigusuku 127.667,26.15 d: 19820.5