Passos Maia is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
state 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
* South Region, Brazil, an official grouping of states for economic and statistical purposes
* Southern R ...
of
Brazil
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.
The municipality contains part of the
Araucárias National Park
Araucárias National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional das Araucárias) is a national park in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Location
The Araucárias National Park is located in the Santa Catarina municipalities of Passos Maia and Ponte Serra ...
, a conservation unit created in 2005.
See also
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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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