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Population: 289,170 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Chapecó is a Brazilian municipality in the west of the state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil's South Region, about 553 km from the state capital, Florianópolis. Its total population in 2026, according to IBGE estimates, was 289,170 inhabitants, making it the sixth most populous municipality in Santa Catarina. Growing into a large medium-sized city, Chapecó is the largest city in the West of Santa Catarina and has the fifth largest municipal GDP in the state, at R$17.6 billion in 2023. It is the seat of the Chapecó Intermediate Geographic Region and the Chapecó Immediate Geographic Region.
An important industrial, financial and educational centre, Chapecó stands out for the production and export of processed foods and for its pork production chain. It has the second largest sphere of influence among the municipalities of Santa Catarina, behind only the capital Florianópolis, polarizing 142 urban centres that together had 1,453,713 inhabitants in 2018. It is the seat of the Chapecó Metropolitan Region, and it exerts significant influence not only in the West of Santa Catarina but also in the northwest of Rio Grande do Sul and the southwest of Paraná, especially from an economic standpoint and in the provision of services.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
SC average (14 cities): 96 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
6.22 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
65.95 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
SC average (14 cities): 49 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
382.29 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,749.74 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
SC average (14 cities): 42 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
1.71 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
5.1 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
SC average (14 cities): 61 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.4 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
SC average (14 cities): 77 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
39.02 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
93.54 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
SC average (14 cities): 70 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
250.45 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Cataratas (SBFI), 250 km in a straight line · 143 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Mild Average temperature: 20.0 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 29.3 | 28.8 | 28.0 | 25.4 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 27.5 | 28.9 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.0 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 18.3 |
| Rain (mm) | 187 | 206 | 152 | 170 | 157 | 182 | 174 | 131 | 200 | 254 | 163 | 188 |
Weather station Chapeco, 6 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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