Içara is a city in the Brazil

Brazil

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ian state of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

. It is located 170 km south of Florianópolis

Florianópolis

-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

, the state capital and around 890 km south of São Paulo

São Paulo

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. It is the Brazilian capital of the honey

Honey

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 and tobacco

Tobacco

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 industries, but is also very strong in plastic, ceramic

Ceramic

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 tiles and chemicals.

Nearby cities are Siderópolis

Siderópolis

Siderópolis is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-History:Siderópolis is one of the first Italian colony in Brazil...

, Cocal do Sul

Cocal do Sul

Cocal do Sul is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...

, Morro da Fumaça

Morro da Fumaça

Morro da Fumaça is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. Its population esteem in 2009 was of 16,128 inhabitants. Possess an area of 82.935 km². It is to an average altitude of 18 meters....

, Maracajá

Maracajá

Maracajá is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...

, Araranguá

Araranguá

Araranguá is a city located in the southern part of Santa Catarina state, in the south of Brazil. It has 59,134 inhabitants and was settled mainly by Azoreans and Italians. Araranguá is known as "A Cidade das Avenidas" because of its wide roads.-History:Until the 18th century, the city was...

, Nova Veneza

Nova Veneza

Nova Veneza can refer to two towns in Brazil:*Nova Veneza, Goiás, a small town in Goiás state*Nova Veneza, Santa Catarina, a small town in Santa Catarina state...

, Forquilhinha

Forquilhinha

Forquilhinha is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. As of 2004, it has a population of 20,549 inhabitants. It covers an area of 184,557 km² at an altitude of 42 meters above sea level...

 and Criciuma

Criciúma

Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo...

.

Several small towns lie around Içara forming a metropolitan area of 250 thousand people. The most important are:

• Criciuma (larger city)
• Urussanga
  Urussanga
  Urussanga is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
  
  
• Nova Veneza
• Nova Trento
  Nova Trento
  Nova Trento is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
  
  
• Siderópolis
• Orleans
  Orleans, Santa Catarina
  Orleans is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. The city is located in the south of the state.-References:* http://www.orleans.sc.gov.br...
  
  
• Araranguá
• Timbe do Sul
  Timbé do Sul
  Timbé do Sul is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
  
  

External links

• City’s official website (in Portuguese)
  Portuguese language
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