- Içara
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Içara
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name =Brazil
subdivision_name1 = Santa Catarina
established_title = Founded
established_date = January 6,1880
area_total_km2 = 292779
population_as_of=2006
population_total = 56,423
latd = 28 | latm = 42 | lats = 48 | latNS = S
longd = 49 | longm = 18 | longs = 00| longEW = WIçara is a city in the
Brazil ian state of Santa Catarina. It is located 170 km south ofFlorianópolis , the state capital and around 890 km south ofSão Paulo . It is the Brazilian capital of thehoney andtobacco industries, but is also very strong inplastic ,ceramic tiles andchemicals .Nearby cities are
Siderópolis ,Cocal do Sul ,Morro da Fumaça ,Maracajá ,Araranguá ,Nova Veneza ,Forquilhinha andCriciuma .Several small towns lie around Içara forming a metropolitan area of 250 thousand people. The most important are:
*Criciuma (larger city)
*Urussanga
*Nova Veneza
*Nova Trento
*Siderópolis
*Orleans
*Araranguá
*Timbe do Sul External links
* [http://www.icara.sc.gov.br/ City’s official website] (in Portuguese)
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