Colatina

Coordinates: 19°32′20″S 40°37′51″W / 19.53889°S 40.63083°W / -19.53889; -40.63083

Colatina - Espírito Santo
Municipality
The Municipality of Colatina-Espírito Santo

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Nickname(s): Capital do Noroeste
Capital of the Northeast
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Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit (work conquers all)

Location in the Espírito Santo
Colatina - Espírito Santo

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 19°32′20″S 40°37′51″W / 19.53889°S 40.63083°W / -19.53889; -40.63083
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Espírito Santo
Founded December 30, 1921
Government
  Mayor Leonardo Deptolski (PT)
Area
  Total 1,423.277 km2 (549.530 sq mi)
Elevation 71 m (233 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 120,677
  Density 0.08/km2 (0.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Demonym "colatinense"

Colatina is the second largest city in the north of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 127 km north of the capital Vitória and on the trainline from Vitória to Minas Gerais. It lies on the banks of the Doce river, through which as much as 700 cubic meters of water per second may flow. Its population was 120,677 (2013) and its area is 1,423 km².[1]

History

The Doce river and a bridge.

The first attempts to colonize the area where Colatina now lies were in 1857. 46 people established themselves in the area, which was easy at first, as land had already been assigned to each family. This proved unsustainable, though, when the Indians attacked the colony and massacred quite a number of people. In 3 years, all of the colonists had left the area, and it would be another 30 years before major influx would start up again. Until then, small advances were made along small river tributaries, which went on until 1925. Only after 1928, after the completion of the bridge over the Doce river, did more stable and sustained growth come to the region.

References

  1. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

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