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Population: 229,333 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Criciúma is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in the South Region of the country, in the Sul Catarinense mesoregion and the Criciúma microregion. According to IBGE statistics for 2026, it has 229,333 inhabitants and is the main city of the Carboniferous Metropolitan Region, which has about 700,000 inhabitants, as well as being the most populous city in Sul Catarinense and the eighth largest in the state of Santa Catarina. Through the Unified Health System (SUS), Criciúma has more than 252,000 registered users. It is among the 100 municipalities in Brazil with the best Human Development Index (HDI), calculated at 0.788 in 2010, making it the 76th best-rated municipality in the country and the 14th best-rated in Santa Catarina that year.
The city is an industrial hub in several sectors, including garments, packaging, ceramics, plastics and disposables, metalworking, coal mining, construction and graphic materials.
Headquartered in Criciúma, Rede Angeloni is the largest supermarket chain in Santa Catarina and the 14th largest in the country, according to an ABRAS ranking. It has 30 stores spread across Santa Catarina and Paraná, and its largest hypermarket is located in Florianópolis. In addition to three shopping centres, the services sector, in health and education, stands out with three hospitals, two 24-hour care units, the University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina, the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina and seven other colleges.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
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)
3.92 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
69.1 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
341.22 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,478.96 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
2.45 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.92 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
5.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.7 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
37.1 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
83.11 %
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)
137.7 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
Hercílio Luz (SBFL), 138 km in a straight line · 4,242 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: 20.3 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 29.8 | 30.0 | 29.1 | 26.8 | 23.6 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 25.1 | 27.4 | 28.9 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 19.3 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 18.0 |
| Rain (mm) | 192 | 179 | 189 | 109 | 158 | 67 | 121 | 110 | 122 | 130 | 151 | 158 |
Weather station Urussanga, 17 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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