Ascurra

Ascurra
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Location of Ascurra
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	April 1, 1963
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Moser (PDT)
Area
• Total	111.672 km2 (43.117 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	7,505
• Density	67.2/km2 (174/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.813
Website	www.ascurra.sc.gov.br

Ascurra is a small city located in the Santa Catarina state of Brazil. Ascurra has a strong Italian culture due to its colonization in 1876 made by farmers from Tirol. The Ascurra name was given by Dr. Blumenau and this name comes from a point in Serra do Ibitirapé (Paraguay) that was taken by Brazilian's army in Paraguay war at 1869.

Geography

Cidade importante proxima: Blumenau (25 miles)

Economy

Mainly from the rice agriculture.

Events

Per Tutti – A high Tirolean-influenced party that occurs between August and September.