Navegantes

Navegantes
city
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Coordinates:
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	August 26, 1962
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Carlos de Souza
Area
• Total	112.0 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	72,772
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.774
Website	www.navegantes.sc.gov.br

Navegantes is a coastal and tourist city located in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. The population is 72,772 (2015 est.) in an area of 112.0 km².

Ministro Victor Konder International Airport serves the popular beach resort of Balneário Camboriú, and other cities including Itajaí and Blumenau.

Economy: The main activity is fishing industry and ship building. A private port was built in 2007 and it will be ready for receiving ships in December 2007, it will be served by 4 berths (approx. 900m straight) and focused on containered reefer cargo, due to Santa Catarina State have the biggest meat industry in Brazil.