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Araucária

PR · South

Population: 164,291 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Araucária

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Araucária is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Paraná, in Greater Curitiba. According to the 2022 IBGE demographic census, its population was 151,666 inhabitants, with an estimated population of 162,247 for 2025. The municipality is an important industrial hub of the metropolitan region, home to the second largest manufacturing base in the state, behind only the capital. Its patron saint is Our Lady of Remedies (Nossa Senhora dos Remédios).

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Attractions nearby

Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).

Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

43

PR average (24 cities): 38 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

0.38 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

7.37 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

79

PR average (24 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

23.44 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

665 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Afonso Pena (SBCT), 23 km in a straight line · 665 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

64.5

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Mild Average temperature: 18.8 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))

5 10 15 20 25 30 °C 0100200300 mm Jan: 226 mm Feb: 189 mm Mar: 151 mm Apr: 88 mm May: 96 mm Jun: 112 mm Jul: 106 mm Aug: 82 mm Sep: 143 mm Oct: 161 mm Nov: 126 mm Dec: 152 mm Jan: 27.1 °CFeb: 27.2 °CMar: 26.1 °CApr: 24.4 °CMay: 21.1 °CJun: 20.3 °CJul: 20.1 °CAug: 21.9 °CSep: 22.3 °COct: 23.7 °CNov: 25 °CDec: 26.7 °C Jan: 17.6 °CFeb: 17.8 °CMar: 16.8 °CApr: 14.8 °CMay: 11.8 °CJun: 10.3 °CJul: 9.3 °CAug: 10.1 °CSep: 11.9 °COct: 13.9 °CNov: 15 °CDec: 16.7 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 27.127.226.124.421.120.320.121.922.323.725.026.7
Avg. low (°C) 17.617.816.814.811.810.39.310.111.913.915.016.7
Rain (mm) 226189151889611210682143161126152

Weather station Curitiba, 23 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Fazenda Rio Grande PR · 11 km 56
  2. Campo Largo PR · 19 km 71
  3. São José dos Pinhais PR · 20 km 62
  4. Curitiba PR · 24 km 75
  5. Pinhais PR · 28 km 66
  6. Almirante Tamandaré PR · 32 km 48

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Araucária. Scores use your weights.

  1. Caxias do Sul RS · South 64
  2. Brusque SC · South 68
  3. Blumenau SC · South 70
  4. São José SC · South 70
  5. Itabira MG · Southeast 61
  6. Rio Claro SP · Southeast 61

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