Cascavel

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Cascavel
Flag Seal
Motto: The Capital of the West
Municipal location
Cascavel Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°58′S 53°26′W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Paraná
Area
• Total	2,100.105 km2 (810.855 sq mi)
Elevation	781 m (2,562 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	296,975
• Density	141.41/km2 (366.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Website	Cascavel

Cascavel is a city and municipality in western Paraná state, Brazil. The population is 296.975 inhabitants.

The city is on a plateau 781 meters above sea level. It is 504 km west of the state capital of Curitiba and 605 km west of the sea port of Paranaguá, 140 km from the 3 borders (Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil) at 24° 58' South, 53° 26' West.

History

Settlement in the area started in March 1928 when José Silvério de Oliveira known as Nhô Jeca, leased the land from José Elias. Many colonists started settling from the south of Brazil when the cycle of erva mate ended, dedicating themselves to the logging and swine breeding. The name of the city means rattlesnake in Portuguese. The legend tells that a group of settlers camped one night in the region and they were woken by the sound of a rattle. Afterwards they realized they set up the camp next to a rattlesnake.

Climate

Square in Cascavel

Cascavel is a very humid city in the Temperate zone with an annual average temperature of 21°C (70°F), a maximum of 28° (85°F) and a minimum between 13°C (55°F) and 15°C (59°F).

Cascavel
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     188   28 19     177   28 18     142   28 18     167   25 15     190   22 13     131   20 11     108   20 11     109   22 12     157   24 13     227   26 15     181   27 17     188   28 18 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: [1] IAPAR
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     7.4   82 66     7   82 64     5.6   82 64     6.6   77 59     7.5   72 55     5.2   68 52     4.3   68 52     4.3   72 54     6.2   75 55     8.9   79 59     7.1   81 63     7.4   82 64 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Cascavel, Records
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     0   36 10     0   34 9     0   34 7     0   32 3     0   31 0     0   28 −1     0   29 −4     0   33 −2     0   35 0     0   35 4     0   37 7     0   36 11 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: [2] IAPAR
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0   97 50     0   93 49     0   93 44     0   90 38     0   88 31     0   82 31     0   84 24     0   92 29     0   96 32     0   95 39     0   98 45     0   98 51 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

More information about Cascavel's weather in Simepar.

Economy

Economic center of Cascavel

Cascavel is responsible for 26% of the total production of cereals in the state of Paraná. The main crops are soybeans, wheat, corn, rice, cotton, and beans. It is also a big producer of poultry, swine, and beef cattle.

Participation in the municipal GDP: Livestock raising: 5,95% Industry: 16,63% Services: 77,42%

The main industries are food processing, chemicals, metallurgy, and beverages.

It is the terminus of a metre-gauge railway line that goes to the port of Paranaguá.

Medical Technology

Cascavel has one of the most advanced medical centers of the state, especially in videosurgery. A lot of hospitals have centers for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Videosurgery that works with multiple departments. The Centers offer a wide range of general surgical procedures, including videoesophagogastric fundoplasty, videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy, videolaparoscopic colon resection, videosurgical applications in any gynecology problems, obesity management, and treatment of trauma.

Transportation

The city is served by Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport.

Transport

Universities

Cascavel is also a very important college center.

List of universities

• Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE
• União Educacional de Cascavel - UNIVEL
• Universidade Paranaense - UNIPAR
• Faculdade Assis Gurgacz - FAG
• União Pan-Americana de Ensino - UNIPAN
• União Dinâmica de Faculdades Cataratas - UDC
• Faculdade Alfa Brasil - UNIALFA
• Faculdade Missioneira do Paraná - FAMIPAR
• Instituto Tecnológico e Educacional - FACULDADE ITECNE

External links

• Cascavel official website
• Tourist points of Cascavel (in Portuguese)