Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo
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Santa Teresa | |
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| Municipality of Santa Teresa | |
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  Santa Teresa | |
| Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Espírito Santo |
| Region | Southeast |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kleber Medici (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 683.032 km2 (263.720 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,724 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.714 – high[2] |
Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,724 (2020) and its area is 695 km2.[3]
The municipality contains the 3,562 hectares (8,800 acres) Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.[4]
Notable people[edit]
Augusto Ruschi was a Brazilian agronomist, ecologist, and naturalist. Ruschi was interested in the study of plants and animals since childhood, allowing him to know in depth several branches of biology, becoming a respected specialist in hummingbirds and orchids in Brazil.
Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ IBGE - [1]
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
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