Urupema | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Santa Catarina |
| Mesoregion | Serrana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Evandro Frigo Pereira (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 353 km2 (136 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,335 m (4,380 ft) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 2,656 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Website | https://urupema.sc.gov.br/ |
Urupema is amunicipality in thestate ofSanta Catarina in theSouth region ofBrazil.[2][3][4][5] It has an area of approximately 353 km², a population of 2,656 inhabitants as of 2022 and a GDP per capita of R$ 36,058 as of 2021. It is often cited as the coldest city in Brazil.
The name Urupema (with variations includingurupemba,arupemba,gurupema andjurupema) refers to asieve made of vegetal fiber and used domestically to sievecornmeal andcassava flour and in fishing.
The city's first inhabitants were attracted by the abundance of resources provided by the localParaná pines, a coniferous tree which, at the time, was the main source of food for native populations during fall and winter. Unlike Amerindians in North America who used the fur ofbisons andmoose, the natives of Brazil did not have any similar large animals available.
Urupema became amunicipality on 4 January 1988. Itspatron saint isSaint Anne.
Urupema has a temperateoceanic climate (KöppenCfb). Together withSão Joaquim,Urubici,Bom Jardim da Serra andSão José dos Ausentes, Urupema is considered the coldest city in Brazil if the maximum average temperature and the number of cold hours are considered. It is also the coldest in terms of absolute minimums together with Bom Jardim da Serra.[6][7] Snowfall occurs during the winter and less frequently in fall and spring.
| Climate data for Urupema (2010–2019) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.9 (48.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.5 (56.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.5 (56.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 8.0 (46.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | −1.7 (28.9) | −4.4 (24.1) | −6.8 (19.8) | −9.2 (15.4) | −7.5 (18.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −6.3 (20.7) | −4.7 (23.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | −9.2 (15.4) |
| Source: EPAGRI/CIRAM[8] | |||||||||||||
As of 2022 Urupema is 62.3% White, 29.3% Mixed, 8.1% Black, 0.3% Yellow and 0.04% Indigenous while the sex ratio is 52% male and 48% female. (IBGE).
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| Vale do Itajai |
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