Vidal Ramos is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
Santa Catarina in the
South region Southern Region or South Region may refer to:
* Southern Nigeria
* Southern Region (Boy Scouts of America)
* Southern Region, Bauchi, Nigeria
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Brazil
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History
Vidal Ramos received city status by state law No. 272 in December 1956, with territory taken from the neighbouring municipality of
Brusque
Brusque may refer to:
* Brusque, Aveyron, France
* Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil
* Brusque Futebol Clube, Brazilian football (soccer) club
People with the surname
* Nicolas Brusque
Nicolas Brusque (born 7 August 1976 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlan ...
.
It was named after the
Governor of Santa Catarina of the same name.
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Geography
It is located at a latitude
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27º23'31 "South and longitude
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49º21'21" West, with an altitude of 370 meters. Its estimated population in 2020 was 6,329 inhabitants.
It has an area of 343.81 square kilometers.
See also
*List of municipalities in Santa Catarina
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina (SC), located in the South Region of Brazil. Santa Catarina is divided into 295 municipalities, which are grouped into 20 microregions, which are grouped into 6 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)
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