What is Itajaí?
{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Itajaí |image_skyline =Itajaí_287.jpg |image_caption = Partial view of Itajaí |image_flag = Bandeira Itajai SantaCatarina Brasil.svg |image_seal = Brasao Itajai SantaCatarina Brasil.svg |image_map = SantaCatarina Municip Itajai.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Itajaí |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]] |subdivision_type2 = [[States of Brazil|State]] |subdivision_name = [[Brazil]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Southern Region, Brazil|Southern]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Volnei Morastoni |leader_party = [[Partido dos Trabalhadores|PT]] |area_note = |area_total_km2 = 289.255 |area_total_sq_mi = 112.11 |population_as_of = 2020 <ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sc/itajai/panorama IBGE 2020]</ref> |population_total = 223,112 |population_note = |population_density_km2 =auto |timezone = [[UTC|UTC-3]] |utc_offset = -3 |timezone_DST = [[UTC|UTC-2]] |utc_offset_DST = -2 |elevation_m = 2 |coordinates = {{coord|26|54||S|48|40||W||display=title}} |established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date = June 15, 1860 |footnotes = |}} '''Itajaí''' is a [[city]] of the [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] state, in [[Brazil]]. The biggest city in Santa Catarina is [[Joinville]]. The city was started on June 15, 1860. People started living in Itajai as early as the year 1658. == Geography == Itajaí can be found on the northern [[coast]] of the state. It is found on the banks of the river [[Rio Itajaí-Açu]]. The name of the city came from the name of the river. Itajaí has the cities [[Balneário Camboriú]], [[Camboriú]], [[Brusque, Brazil|Brusque]], [[Gaspar]], [[Ilhota]] and [[Navegantes]] next to it. Itajaí is found on the base [[Baixo Vale do Itajaí]]. It is next to the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Itajai is pretty much built on a plain. Highway [[BR-101]] is the main highway that passes by the city. Highw