Içara is a city in the
Brazil
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ian state of
Santa Catarina. It is located 170 km south of
Florianópolis
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, the state capital and around 890 km south of
São Paulo
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. It is the Brazilian capital of the
honey
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and
tobacco
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industries, but is also very strong in plastic,
ceramic
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tiles
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and
chemicals
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.
Nearby cities are
Siderópolis,
Cocal do Sul,
Morro da Fumaça,
Maracajá,
Araranguá,
Nova Veneza,
Forquilhinha
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and
Criciuma.
Several small towns lie around Içara forming a metropolitan area of 250 thousand people. The most important are:
*Criciuma (larger city)
*
Urussanga
*Nova Veneza
*
Nova Trento
*Siderópolis
*
Orleans
*Araranguá
*
Timbe do Sul
Notable people
*
Jean Coral (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
*
Kathiê Librelato (born 1988), Chess player
References
External links
City’s official website (in Portuguese)
Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state)
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