Colombo, Paraná

For other uses of the name, please see Colombo (disambiguation)

Colombo
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Location of Colombo
Country	Brazil
Region
State	Paraná
Government
– Mayor	José Antonio Camargo
Area
– Total	198.7 km2 (76.7 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,117 ft)
Population (2009)
– Total	247.268
– Density	1,129/km2 (2,924.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
– Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)

Colombo is a city of about 217,000 inhabitants in the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná; is the third largest city in Greater Curitiba.

It was founded on 5 February 1890. It is located at 25º17'30" S, 49º13'27" W, at an altitude of about 1000 metres above sea level, some 18 km from state capital Curitiba. The city is the largest Italian colony in the state.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Colombo prepara 15ª Festa do Vinho" (in Portuguese). Jornal Agora Paraná. http://agoraparana.uol.com.br/secao.asp?secao=14&id_jornal=98. Retrieved 2009-05-11. 

Coordinates: 25°17′31″S 49°13′26″W / 25.29194°S 49.22389°W / -25.29194; -49.22389