São João do Triunfo

São João do Triunfo
Municipality
Partial view of the city.
Location of São João do Triunfo in Paraná
São João do Triunfo
Location of São João do Triunfo in Brazil
Coordinates: 25°40′58″S 50°17′49″W / 25.68278°S 50.29694°W / -25.68278; -50.29694
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateParaná
Adjacent municipalitiesPalmeira, Lapa, Antônio Olinto, São Mateus do Sul, Rebouças, and Fernandes Pinheiro
Distance to capital106 km
DistrictsPalmira and São João do Triunfo (seat)
FoundedJanuary 8, 1890 (1890-01-08)
Government
 • MayorMário Cezar da Silva (PT)
 • Term ends2028
Area
 • Total
720.407 km2 (278.151 sq mi)
Elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)
Population
 • Total
14,996
 • Density20.816/km2 (53.913/sq mi)
DemonymTriunfense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
ClimateHumid subtropical (Cfa)
HDI (UNDP/2010)0.629
HDI rankPR: 383rd
GDP (IBGE/2016)R$456,012.56
GDP per capita (IBGE/2016)R$30,780.46

São João do Triunfo is a Brazilian municipality located in the interior of the state of Paraná. Situated in southeastern Paraná, it is 106 km southwest of the state capital, Curitiba. The municipality covers an area of 720.407 km², of which 0.3682 km² is within the urban area. According to the 2010 census conducted by the IBGE, its population was 13,704 inhabitants.

The municipality has an average annual temperature of 17.4 °C. Its predominant vegetation is the mixed ombrophilous forest. In 2009, 29.54% of its inhabitants lived in the urban area, and the municipality had eleven healthcare facilities. Its Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.679, which is considered to be medium for the state.

The first expedition to the region where São João do Triunfo is located occurred in 1845, when pioneers and their families sought land to settle. In 1864, the allocation of areas for the delimitation of the Rio da Vargem Parish began. Predominantly an agricultural municipality, its most significant products are tobacco, yerba mate, maize, and beans, with additional cultivation of soybeans, wheat, and potatoes. The municipality has one administrative district, Palmira. Established by State Law No. 13 on January 8, 1890, and implemented on February 15 of the same year, it was emancipated from Palmeira.