Castro, Paraná

Castro is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.^[3][4][5][6] In 2020 it had a population of 71,809 people. The main road running through the town is the PR-151 road.

Castro
Municipality
Municipality of Castro
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Municipal location
Castro Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°47′27″S 50°0′43″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Paraná
Mesoregion	Centro Oriental Paranaense
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	71,809
Time zone	UTC -3
Area code	42
HDI (2010)	0.703 – high[2]

History

The first inhabitants were the indigenous people in the region before the city was discovered, Castro was discovered on 19 March 1704, and it became municipality in 1857. In the 1930s, the largest European Immigration happened, they were Dutch, Russians, Italians and Ukrainians.

Economy

Castrolanda is a colony that was founded by Dutch immigrants between 1951 and 1954. Testament to this there is a windmill in Castro. Its economy is based on agricultural production and dairy farming which is one of the most important in this region that is considered the largest dairy in Brazil due to their genetic quality. It has a considerable production of grain, mostly soy and beans. Also having one of the largest agricultural cooperatives in Brazil, which bears the name of the colony.

Geography

Climate

The climate of Castro is oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), the average temperature on summer is 25°C, on winter the temperature reaches to 11°C, the temperature rarely drops below 5°C or exceeds 15°C. There's occasionally snow fall on winter. Frost are common on winter. The highest temperature was 35°C on 4 January 1949. The lowest temperature was -7°C on 1 August 1955.

Climate data for Castro (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26.8 (80.2)	26.9 (80.4)	26.4 (79.5)	24.6 (76.3)	21.4 (70.5)	20.5 (68.9)	20.2 (68.4)	22.1 (71.8)	22.3 (72.1)	24.4 (75.9)	25.8 (78.4)	26.5 (79.7)	24.0 (75.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	20.9 (69.6)	20.7 (69.3)	19.9 (67.8)	17.9 (64.2)	14.3 (57.7)	12.9 (55.2)	12.5 (54.5)	13.9 (57.0)	15.3 (59.5)	17.6 (63.7)	19.2 (66.6)	20.2 (68.4)	17.1 (62.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.8 (62.2)	16.6 (61.9)	15.8 (60.4)	13.7 (56.7)	9.6 (49.3)	7.9 (46.2)	7.3 (45.1)	8.1 (46.6)	10.4 (50.7)	12.9 (55.2)	14.4 (57.9)	15.6 (60.1)	12.4 (54.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	196.8 (7.75)	150.3 (5.92)	136.1 (5.36)	90.7 (3.57)	125.3 (4.93)	86.2 (3.39)	92.1 (3.63)	68.1 (2.68)	132.2 (5.20)	148.8 (5.86)	123.2 (4.85)	135.6 (5.34)	1,485.4 (58.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15	13	11	7	7	6	6	5	9	10	10	11	110
Average relative humidity (%)	84.0	84.6	84.6	84.9	85.8	85.5	83.8	81.8	82.2	82.2	80.1	81.2	83.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	135.6	127.9	152.9	141.0	141.1	139.9	152.7	152.4	124.3	128.2	147.9	134.2	1,678.1
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[7]

Notable people

• Aimée de Heeren (1903-2006), WW2 secret service agent, girlfriend of Patrick J Kennedy Jr, socialite
• Paulo Miranda (1988-), football player

See also

• List of municipalities in Paraná
• Castrolanda