Joinville (Brazil)

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Coordinates: 26 ° 18 ′  S , 48 ° 51 ′  W

JOINVILLE
Bandeira de Joinville.svg emblem
Joinville flag Joinville coat of arms
Labelling
founding March 9, 1851 (colony)
March 15, 1866 (city)
Area (urban district) 1,135.05 km²
Area (city) 187.17 km²
population 569,645 inhabitants (2016)
administration
Country Brazil
State Santa Catarina
Parish code 420910
population
Residents 515,288 inhabitants (2010)
Population density 457 inhabitants / km²
growth of population
ethnicities v. a. Germans, Swiss, Norwegians, before the later European immigration Portuguese and Africans, today's Afro-Brazilians
Indigenous people (in the region) Tupi - Guarani
economy
GDP per capita $ 8,456 p. a.
geography
Height above sea (city) 4 m above sea level d. M.
Area (urban district) 1,135.05 km²
Area (city) 187.17 km²
Area (rural settlements) 544.56 km²
climate
Air temperature - annual mean 21.98 ° C
Air temperature - annual mean of daily extremes 18.95 ° C - 24.89 ° C
Air temperature - monthly mean of daily extremes 13.97 ° C - 28.28 ° C
Precipitation amount - mean annual total 1183.3 mm
Precipitation amount - mean monthly totals 48.8 mm - 239.9 mm
Post & traffic
Post Code 89200-000
Telephone area code 47
Internet presence
Internet sites http://www.joinville.sc.gov.br
Location of Joinville in the state of Santa Catarina

Joinville , officially Portuguese Município de Joinville , is the largest city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina with around 570,000 inhabitants, most of them of German descent . Along with Blumenau and Brusque , the city is one of the centers of German colonization in this state. It is 180 km from the capital, Florianópolis .

Foundation and naming

The city was founded in 1851 as Colônia Dona Francisca founded by Frances of Brazil , the daughter of the Brazilian Emperor I. Peter named. The following year the city was renamed Joinville in honor of her husband François d'Orléans, prince de Joinville . “Swiss immigration was of great importance in the early days of Dona Francisca settlement. The Swiss themselves made up the majority of the colony population. "

City administration

City prefect (prefeito municipal, mayor) has been the re-elected textile entrepreneur Udo Döhler of the Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (PMDB) since the local elections in 2016 for the term 2017 to 2020 . The legislature rests with the Câmara Municipal Chamber of 33 elected city councils (vereadores).

Population development

According to the 2010 census, the population was 515,288, of which only 13% live in non-urban areas. The area is 1,126.1 km 2 (2015), the population density is 457.6 people per km 2 . The Brazilian statistics institute IBGE estimated the population as of July 1, 2016 at 569,645 inhabitants.

economy

Joinville has the largest industry in the state , more than 600 industries, a large number of banks, and more than 15,000 commercial and service companies. The local automobile manufacturer TAC Motors can also be found in the city.

In addition to the industrial and economic development, the city is now trying to break new ground in tourism and open up the region for it. There is rural tourism, typical festivals, national events and many other attractions throughout the city.

Culture

The dance festival was launched in 1983, today one of the largest in this field in Brazil and even in Latin America . More than 400 dancers meet annually in July. Dance performances can then be found all over Joinville town.

The Fenachopp festival, which was launched in 1988, aims to preserve German traditions in the city. It takes place in October, with lots of music, dancing and beer.

Sports

The city's leading football club is the twelve-time national champions Joinville Esporte Clube .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

People connected to Joinville

Web links

Commons : Joinville  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Dilney Cunha: Paradise in the Mind . A story of Swiss emigration to Brazil in the 19th century. Ed .: Hans-Jürg Fehr. Limmat Verlag, Zurich 2004, ISBN 3-85791-471-8 , p. 9-10 (Original title: Suíços em Joinville. O duplo desterro, 2003, Editora Letradágua, Joinville .).
  2. Udo Dohler 15 , website Eleições 2016. Retrieved on May 30, 2017 (Portuguese).
  3. IBGE : Cidades @ Santa Catarina: Joinville. Retrieved May 30, 2017 (Portuguese).