Água Doce is a city Brésil ienne west of the State of Santa Catarina.
Geography
Água Doce is located by a Latitude of 26° 59 ' 52" south and by a Longitude of 51° 33 ' 22" west, with a Altitude of 969 meters.Its population was of: 6756 inhabitants with the census of 2007. The municipality extends on 1313 km ².
The city is located at approximately 500 km in the west of the capital of the State, Florianópolis. It belongs to the Microrégion de Joaçaba, in the mésorégion Western of Santa Catarina.
The climate is wet there, with fresh summers and rigorous winters. The municipality knows Neige and cold in winter. The average temperature is of 16,6°C. Annual precipitations vary between: 1000 and 1900 Misters.
In the valleys, the vegetation is dense, made up of forests of pine S, imbuias, Cèdre S, etc the area agrees particularly with the culture of trees Fruit iers. More in altitude, the vegetation is less dense. The fields are covered with Graminée S and are used for the breeding Bovin.
The area is traversed by many rivers, among which the Rio Chapecó, Rio C Mato, the Rio Chapecozinho, the Rio Santo Antônio, Rio Estreito and Rio Água Doce.
IDH of the city was of 0,809 in 2000 (UNDP).
Origin of the name
The legend tells that during a way aiming at supplying the city, the mule which accompanied the Tropeiro João Líbia fell into the river which crossed the locality with its cargo of Sucre. This fact was worth its name with the river ( água doce means “water sweetened” in French) and by extension to the locality.
History
The area of Água Doce is explored around 1840, when colonists come from São Paulo discover the surroundings of Palmas. It is then divided between the States of Santa Catarina and the Paraná. It is attached to Santa Catarina after payment of the Question of Palmas.As from the years 1920, colonists of origin Italy, originating in the Rio Grande C Sul settle in the area in the search of new grounds.
Known first of all under the name of Encruzadilha , the city takes later the name of Água Doce, according to the name of the Rivière which crosses it, Rio Água Doce.
The city becomes autonomous municipality on June 21st 1958, by dismemberment of Joaçaba.
Economy
The economic activity of the city is based on the exploitation of its natural resources, the Agriculture and the breeding. The city is devoted to the culture of the Céréale S, the production of Fruit S like with the breeding of Porc S and Volaille S.Água Doce has one of the most important parks of wind energy of the State de Santa Catarina, gathering 15 aerogenerators, for a working installed capacity of 9 MW.
Tourism
In the municipality, one finds a “monument with the tropeiro ”, a sculpture reporting the origin of the name of the city.Not far from the center town, the morro São Jose , with her 1199 m of altitude, offers a point of view on the surroundings and is used regularly for the local religious processions.
On the whole of its surface, the municipality lays out of many wild, traversed landscapes rivers and cascades (in particular the will cachoeira C Pau Furado , on the Rio Chapecó). The practice of the ecotourism is very developed in the area.
Culture
Every year, the city celebrates the festival of Saint Roch ( dia of São Roque ) on August 16th.
Close cities
Água Doce is close to the municipalities ( municípios ) following:- Passos Maia
- Big shot Serrada
- Vargem Bonita
- Catanduvas
- Joaçaba
- Luzerna
- Ibiam
- Treze Tílias
- Salto Veloso
- Macieira
- Caçador
- General Carneiro in the State of the Paraná
- Palmas in the State of Paraná
External bonds
- Official site of the municipality
- Água Doce on the official site of the State de Santa Catarina
- Given on Água Doce on the site of the federation of the municipalities of Santa Catarina
- historical and administrative Card of Água Doce in the base of data of the IBGE
- Statistical data and economic on Água Doce - Cidades@IBGE
References
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