Cruzeiro do Sul
Municipality
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Municipal location within the State of Paraná
Cruzeiro do Sul Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°57′43″S 52°09′39″W / 22.961944°S 52.160833°W / -22.961944; -52.160833
Country	Brazil
State	Paraná
Municipality	Cruzeiro do Sul
Government
• Mayor	Ademir Mulon[1]
Area
• Total	259.103 km2 (100.040 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2020 [3])[1]
• Total	4,449
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Demonym	cruzeirense-do-sul
Time zone	[[UTCBRT]]
• Summer (DST)	−3

Cruzeiro do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾuˈzejɾu du ˈsuw], Southern Cross) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It has an area of 259.103 square kilometres (100.040 sq mi). It has a Humid subtropical climate. As of 2020 the estimated population was 4,449.

Cruzeiro do Sul is in the state of Paraná, Brazil.^[2] It has an area of 259.103 square kilometres (100.040 sq mi) as of 2019.^[1] The elevation above sea level is about 465 metres (1,526 ft).^[2]

The Köppen climate type is Cfa : Humid subtropical climate.^[4] The average annual temperature is 23 °C (73 °F).^[5] The average annual rainfall is 1,934 millimetres (76.1 in).^[6]

The population in the 2010 census was 4,563.^[7] The estimated population as of 2019 was 4,469.^[1] Population density as of 2010 was 17.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.6/sq mi).^[1] As of 2010, 98.5% of the population had attended school between the ages of 6 and 14. Also as of 2010, the municipal Human Development Index was 0.713. This compares to 0.437 in 1991 and 0.582 in 2000.^[1]

On the 2010 census religion was reported as Catholic by 3,409 people, Evangelical by 805 people and Animism by 59 people.^[7]

In 2017, the average monthly salary of formal workers was 2.2 minimum wages. Formally employed people were 12.1% of the total population. Households with monthly income of up to half a minimum wage per person represent 32.7% of the population.^[7] Estimates of GDP per capita:^[1]

1.1% of households have adequate sanitation, 97.2% of urban households are on public roads with afforestation and 72.5% of urban households are on public roads with adequate urbanization (presence of manhole, sidewalk, pavement and curb).^[7] Annual hospitalizations due to diarrhea are 0 per 1,000 inhabitants.^[7] Deaths per 1,000 live births:^[1]