Ascurra

Ascurra
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Location of Ascurra
Ascurra
Coordinates:26°57′18″S49°22′33″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	April 1, 1963
Government
• Mayor	Lairton Possamai (PMDB)
Area
• Total	110.901 km2(42.819 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,978
• Density	72/km2(190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3(UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2(UTC-2)
HDI(2015)	0.741
Website	www.ascurra.sc.gov.br

Ascurrais amunicipalitylocated in theSanta Catarinastate ofBrazil.Ascurra has a strongItalian culturedue to its colonization in 1876 by farmers fromWelschtirol.Hermann Blumenau(1819–1899) named the municipality after a point inSerra do Ibitirapé,Paraguayof the same name that was taken by theBrazilian Armyduring theParaguayan Warin 1869.

Ascurra covers 110.901 km²(42.819 sq mi), and has a population of 7,978 with a population density of 70 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Geography

Ascurra is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) fromBlumenauand 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the state capital ofFlorianópolis.TheItajaí-Açu Rivercrosses Ascurra.

Economy

Mainly from thericeagriculture.

Events

Per Tutti– A high Tirolean-influenced party that occurs between August and September.