🇧🇷 Paranaguá (Great Round Sea, in Tupi) is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Founded in 1648, it is Paraná's oldest city. It is known for the Port of Paranaguá, which serves as both the sea link for Curitiba, 110 km (68 mi) to the west and the capital of Paraná, and as one of the largest ports of Brazil.
It is the tenth most populated city in the state of Paraná. The Human Development Index in 2000 was 0.782. Paranaguá is served by Paranaguá Airport, a small general aviation airport. The closest international airport to the city is Afonso Pena International Airport in São José dos Pinhais, which is directly adjacent to Curitiba.
1Port of Paranaguá The economy of the city is driven by the deep-water Port of Paranaguá, which dates to the 16th century. The port was a point of entry for the settlement of the south of Brazil beginning early in the colonial period. It exports the largest volume of agricultural products of any of the ports of Brazil, notably of grain grown in the southern regions of the country. The port is also a major trade centre of automobiles, fertilizer, lumber, paper, petroleum products, salt, soy beans, and sugar. It is administered by the Port Administration of Paranaguá and Antonina (Administração dos Portos de Paranaguá e Antonina), which was created by the state of Paraná in 1947.
In 2014, Paranaguá was the 7th largest exporting city, by value, in Brazil. The total value of exported goods that year were $4.3B (USD). The top three products exported by the municipality were soybeans (41% of total exports), poultry meat (22%), and soybean meal (14%).
1Paranaguá has a population of over 156,174 people. Paranaguá also forms part of the wider Paraná state which has a population of over 11,516,840 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Paranaguá is sister cities with:
🇯🇵 Awaji, Japan🇵🇾 Ciudad del Este -25.517
🇧🇷 Campo Largo -25.46
🇧🇷 Foz do Iguaçu -25.432
🇿🇦 Soshanguve -25.425
🇧🇷 Guarapuava -25.393
🇧🇷 São José dos Pinhais -25.533
🇵🇾 Presidente Franco -25.533
🇦🇷 Puerto Iguazú -25.606
🇧🇷 Fazenda Rio Grande -25.646
🇿🇦 Middelburg -25.767
🇧🇷 Santa Catarina -48.5
🇧🇷 Ananindeua -48.372
🇧🇷 Capão Bonito -48.342
🇧🇷 Lago de Palmas -48.333
🇧🇷 Jaboticabal -48.317
🇧🇷 Santa Catarina -48.5
🇧🇷 Florianópolis -48.552
🇧🇷 Barcarena Nova -48.617
🇧🇷 Balneário Camboriú -48.633
Locations Near: Paranaguá -48.5,-25.5167
🇧🇷 Piraquara -49.06,-25.442 d: 56.9
🇧🇷 Pinhais -49.186,-25.433 d: 69.4
🇧🇷 São José dos Pinhais -49.2,-25.533 d: 70.3
🇧🇷 Colombo -49.217,-25.283 d: 76.5
🇧🇷 Curitiba -49.269,-25.417 d: 78
🇧🇷 Fazenda Rio Grande -49.313,-25.646 d: 82.8
🇧🇷 Almirante Tamandaré -49.3,-25.317 d: 83.4
🇧🇷 Joinville -48.841,-26.301 d: 93.7
🇧🇷 Araucária -49.398,-25.578 d: 90.3
🇧🇷 Campo Largo -49.532,-25.46 d: 103.8
Antipodal to: Paranaguá 131.5,25.517
🇯🇵 Amami 129.483,28.367 d: 19640.4
🇯🇵 Nago 127.978,26.592 d: 19643.5
🇯🇵 Uruma 127.85,26.367 d: 19638.1
🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 19633.5
🇯🇵 Okinawa 127.809,26.409 d: 19633
🇯🇵 Okinawa City 127.793,26.343 d: 19633.2
🇯🇵 Urasoe 127.734,26.254 d: 19629.5
🇯🇵 Naha 127.702,26.199 d: 19627.6
🇯🇵 Tomigusuku 127.667,26.15 d: 19625.1