Guaraqueçaba

Guaraqueçaba is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Paraná, and one of the few coastal municipalities of the state. The short Ararapira River marks the border with São Paulo.

City of Guaraqueçaba
Seal
Location of Guaraqueçaba
Coordinates: 25°18′25″S 48°19′44″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Paraná
Founded	October 10, 1947
Government
• Mayor	Riad Said Zahoui (PSB)
Area
• Total	2,018.906 km^2 (779.504 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	7,594
• Density	4.3/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.659 – medium[2]

Guaraqueçaba has historical significance, being among the first Portuguese settlements in the state of Paraná in 1545.

In 1938 the municipality of Guaraqueçaba was abolished and its territory was absorbed into that of Paranaguá. However, in 1947 Guaraqueçaba had it municipal rights restored.

Conservation

The municipality contains the 819 hectares (2,020 acres) Salto Morato Private Natural Heritage Reserve, created in 1994.[3] It contains the 400 hectares (990 acres) Sebuí Private Natural Heritage Reserve, created in 1999.[4] It contains the Guaraqueçaba Ecological Station in the coastal mangrove area.[5] It also holds 53% of the 34,179 hectares (84,460 acres) Bom Jesus Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2012.[6]

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
3. Reserva Natural Salto Morato (in Portuguese), FGBPN: Fundação Grupo Boticário de Proteção à Natureza, retrieved 2016-11-18
4. RPPN Reserva Ecológica Sebuí (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), retrieved 2016-11-15
5. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Guaraqueçaba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-07
6. REBIO Bom Jesus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-05

External links

• Guaraqueçaba travel guide from Wikivoyage