Itapema

Itapema
one of Itapema's beaches
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Location of Itapema
Itapema Location of Itapema
Coordinates: 27°05′24″S 48°36′39″W / 27.09000°S 48.61083°W / -27.09000; -48.61083Coordinates: 27°05′24″S 48°36′39″W / 27.09000°S 48.61083°W / -27.09000; -48.61083
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	April 21, 1962
Government
• Mayor	Rodrigo Costa "Bolinha" (PSDB)
Area
• Total	59.022 km2 (22.789 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	45,814
• Density	776,22/km2 (201,040/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.796
Website	www.itapema.sc.gov.br

Itapema is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Geography

Itapema can be accessed from highway BR-101 and it is surrounded by a rocky coastline.

Buildings

Five hundred thousand square meters of civil construction projects were built in Itapema between 2003 and 2005.

Tourism

Itapema is the third most popular tourist destination in Santa Catarina. The beaches are the biggest tourist attraction and the Meia Praia, or Middle Beach of Itapema is the longest.

Vale do Itajaí mesoregion of Santa Catarina , Brazil
mesoregions of Santa Catarina Grande Florianópolis Norte Catarinense Oeste Catarinense Serrana Sul Catarinense Vale do Itajaí
Blumenau	Apiúna Ascurra Benedito Novo Blumenau Botuverá Brusque Doutor Pedrinho Gaspar Guabiruba Indaial Luiz Alves Pomerode Rio dos Cedros Rodeio Timbó
Itajaí	Balneário Camboriú Barra Velha Bombinhas Camboriú Ilhota Itajaí Itapema Navegantes Penha Piçarras Porto Belo São João do Itaperiú
Ituporanga	Agrolândia Atalanta Chapadão do Lageado Imbuia Ituporanga Petrolândia Vidal Ramos
Rio do Sul	Agronômica Aurora Braço do Trombudo Dona Emma Ibirama José Boiteux Laurentino Lontras Mirim Doce Pouso Redondo Presidente Getúlio Presidente Nereu Rio do Campo Rio do Oeste Rio do Sul Salete Taió Trombudo Central Vitor Meireles Witmarsum