Cascavel (Paraná, Brazil)
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- Histórias venenosas, 1999?:p. i (Cascavel [in the state of Paraná]) p. 39 (became municipality on Nov. 1951)
- BGN gaz. Brazil, 1963(Cascavel; ppl 245̊7S̓, 532̊8W̓; in the state of Paraná; one other ppl with the same name in the same state and several other ppl's with the same name in other Brazilian states)
- GEOnet, Oct. 09, 2002(Cascavel; ppl 245̊7S̓, 532̊8W̓; in the state of Paraná; one other ppl with the same name in the same state and several other ppl's with the same name in other Brazilian states)
Cascavel is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 348,051 inhabitants, according to IBGE 2022 Census. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by freeway. Relatively new and with a privileged topography, Cascavel's development was planned, which gives it wide streets and well distributed neighborhoods. With an area of 2,100,831 km2, it is considered a strategic hub of Mercosul. It is the main city in the Cascavel Metropolitan Area. The city is on a plateau 781 meters above sea level. It is 504 km west of the state capital of Curitiba and 605 km west of the sea port of Paranaguá, 140 km from the three borders (Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil) at 24° 58' South, 53° 26' West.
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