Santa Catarina
StateBR-SCState of Brazil.
South AmericaCapital: FlorianópolisLanguage: Portuguese
Population
8.2M
Metros tracked
10
4.4M in metros (54%)
Composite score
15.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-SC
At a glance
- Established
- 1889
- Area
- 95,731 km²
- Population density
- 86 /km²
- Highest point
- Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m (5,994 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina
- Human Development Index
- 0.801 (2023)
- Chamber of Deputies seats
- 16
- Senators
- 3
- Rank in Brazil
- 5th of 27 by composite score
- Area rank
- 20th of 27 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Itajai
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Santa Catarina metro footprint
10 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
10 tracked metros
#264Itajai
10.2533KRegional Hub
#1050Florianopolis
1.51.5MEmerging Metro
#1234Chapecó
1.2484KEmerging Metro
#1374Joinville
1.0665KEmerging Metro
#2057Blumenau
0.4386KLocal Metro
#2061Jaraguá do Sul
0.4200KLocal Metro
#2197Criciuma
0.3227KLocal Metro
#2337Brusque
0.3155KLocal Metro
#2453Tubarão
0.3117KLocal Metro
#3304Lages
0.1172KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #264 | Itajai | 533K | 10.2 | Regional Hub |
| #1050 | Florianopolis | 1.5M | 1.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #1234 | Chapecó | 484K | 1.2 | Emerging Metro |
| #1374 | Joinville | 665K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #2057 | Blumenau | 386K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2061 | Jaraguá do Sul | 200K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2197 | Criciuma | 227K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2337 | Brusque | 155K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2453 | Tubarão | 117K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3304 | Lages | 172K | 0.1 | Local Metro |