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== Tourism ==
== Tourism ==
Itapema is the third most popular tourist destination in Santa Catarina{{Fact|date=February 2009}}. The beaches are the biggest tourist attraction and the Meia Praia, or Middle Beach of Itapema is the longest.
Itapema is the third most popular tourist destination in Santa Catarina. The beaches are the biggest tourist attraction and the Meia Praia, or Middle Beach of Itapema is the longest.


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Itapema
one of Itapema's beaches
one of Itapema's beaches
Flag of Itapema
Official seal of Itapema
Location of Itapema
Location of Itapema
CountryBrazil Brazil
RegionSouth
StateSanta Catarina (state) Santa Catarina
FoundedApril 21, 1962
Government
 • MayorSabino Bussanello (PT)
Area
 • Total59.022 km2 (22.789 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total33,766
 • Density572.1/km2 (1,482/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)0.835
Websitewww.itapema.sc.gov.br

Itapema is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Geography

Itapema can be accessed from highway BR-101 and it is surrounded by a rocky coastline.

Buildings

Five hundred thousand square meters of civil construction projects were built in Itapema between 2003 and 2005.

Tourism

Itapema is the third most popular tourist destination in Santa Catarina. The beaches are the biggest tourist attraction and the Meia Praia, or Middle Beach of Itapema is the longest.