Jaraguá do Sul

Município de Jaraguá do Sul ; Jaraguá do Sul
	View of the city from Mount Boa Vista
Coordinates	26 ° 29 ′ S , 49 ° 4 ′ W Coordinates: 26 ° 29 ′ S , 49 ° 4 ′ W
	Location of the municipality in Santa Catarina
Symbols
coat of arms	flag
founding	July 25, 1876 (first settlement); ; March 26, 1934 (city rights)
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Santa Catarina
ISO 3166-2	BR-SC
Região intermediária	Joinville (since 2017)
Região imediata	Joinville (since 2017)
height	30 m
climate	subtropical, Cfa
surface	529.4 km²
Residents	143,123 (2010)
density	270.3 Ew. / km²
estimate	174,158 (July 1, 2018)
Parish code	IBGE : 4208906
Website	portal.jaraguadosul.com.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect	Antidio Aleixo Lunelli (2017-2020)
Political party	Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB)
economy
GDP	6,631,987 thousand R $; 40,504 R $ per capita ; (2015)
HDI	0.803 (very high) (2010)

Jaraguá do Sul , officially Portuguese Município de Jaraguá do Sul , is a medium-sized city in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil with an estimated population of around 174,000 in 2018 . It is particularly important from an economic point of view. Large companies based there are Eletromotores WEG , which was founded in 1961 by a German among others, as well as Duas Rodas and the Malwee textile factory, which is known for its Parque Malwee and its indoor soccer team.

The rifle festival , which was launched in 1989, aims to preserve German traditions in the city. It took place in October until a few years ago, but was then moved to November due to overlapping with the Oktoberfest in Blumenau. The shooting festival is organized by all of the 23 local shooting clubs, with Baependi being the largest. It connects the tradition of mainly German and Italian immigrants around the 19th century with their earlier homeland. The traditional costume worn is mostly based on the style of that time. Local brass bands and breweries complete the picture.