Balsa Nova

Balsa Nova
Municipality
Church of Balsa Nova
Balsa Nova in Paraná State
Balsa Nova
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 25°36′0″S 49°37′0″W / 25.60000°S 49.61667°W / -25.60000; -49.61667
Country Brazil
RegionSouthern
StateParaná
MesoregionMetropolitana de Curitiba
EstablishedNovember 4, 1961
Government
 • MayorLuiz Claudio Costa
Area
 • Total
134.721 sq mi (348.926 km2)
Elevation
2,838 ft (865 m)
Population
 (2020 )
 • Total
13,092
 • Density97.179/sq mi (37.521/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Balsa Nova is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. It has a population of 13,092 and covers 348.926 square kilometres (134.721 mi2). Balsa Nova borders the municipalities of Araucária, Campo Largo, Contenda, Lapa, Palmeira and Porto Amazonas, all in the east of the state of Paraná.