Itapema

Itapema
one of Itapema's beaches
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Location of Itapema
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	April 21, 1962
Government
• Mayor	Sabino Bussanello (PT)
Area
• Total	59.022 km2 (22.789 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	33,766
• Density	572.1/km2 (1,482/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.835
Website	www.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.