Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo

Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W / -19.936; -40.600
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Santa Teresa
Municipality of Santa Teresa
Flag of Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa is located in Brazil
Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa
Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W / -19.936; -40.600
Country Brazil
State Espírito Santo
RegionSoutheast
Government
 • MayorKleber Medici (PSDB)
Area
 • Total683.032 km2 (263.720 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total23,724
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−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]

Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ IBGE - [1]
  4. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19