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Lauro Müller, Santa Catarina

Coordinates: 28°23′34″S 49°23′49″W / 28.39278°S 49.39694°W / -28.39278; -49.39694
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Lauro Müller
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Lauro Müller is located in Brazil
Lauro Müller
Lauro Müller
Coordinates: 28°23′34″S 49°23′49″W / 28.39278°S 49.39694°W / -28.39278; -49.39694
CountryBrazil Brazil
RegionSouth
StateSanta Catarina (state) Santa Catarina
FoundedDecember 6, 1956
Government
 • MayorSaionara Correa de Carvalho Bora
Area
 • Total270.508 km2 (104.444 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total15,313
 • Density49.4/km2 (128/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)0.800
Websitewww.lauromuller.sc.gov.br

Lauro Müller is a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil.

History

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Despite its German name, the city was settled by Italians at the end of the 19th century. The settlements extensive coal deposits were first exploited in 1827, however the area's economy only begun to develop after the arrival of Italian immigrants.

On September 25, 1905, the engineer Álvaro Rodovalho Marcondes do Reis proposed to give the area the name 'Lauro Müller', in appreciation of the Ministro da Viação e Obras Públicas (secretary of Industry, Transport and Public Works) Dr. Lauro Severiano Müller. Müller was an engineer and diplomat in addition to serving two terms as President of Santa Catarina.

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