Palhoça
São José is a city of 270,000 people in the Grande Florianópolis region of Santa Catarina. The city was mainly settled by Azoreans, and has been populated since the 18th century. This article also covers the neighboring city of Palhoça.Palhoça
- Also known as: “Palhoca”
- Location: Santa Catarina, South, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-27.802° or 27° 48′ 7″ southLongitude
-48.6591° or 48° 39′ 33″ westPopulation
175,000Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)Open location code
584H58XR+68GeoNames ID
6323213
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“Palhoça” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Palhoça”
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