Penha, Santa Catarina

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Penha

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Penha (SC) 01.jpg

| image_caption = Main church in Penha (Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Penha)

| image_flag = Flag_of_Penha_SC.png

| image_seal = Coat_of_arms_of_Penha_SC.png

| image_map = SantaCatarina Municip Penha.svg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name = Brazil

| subdivision_name1 = Southern

| subdivision_name2 = Santa Catarina

| subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion

| subdivision_name3 = Vale do Itajaí

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Aquiles José Schneider da Costa

| political_party =

| area_note =

| area_total_km2 = 58

| area_total_sq_mi =

| population = 33,284

| population_as_of = 2020 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sc/penha/panorama IBGE 2020]

| population_density_km2 = 553,4

| timezone = BRT

| utc_offset = −3

| timezone_DST =

| utc_offset_DST =

| elevation_m = 20

| coordinates = {{coord|26|46|08|S|48|38|45|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}

| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = July 19, 1958

| footnotes = |

| name =

}}

Penha ({{IPA|pt|ˈpeɲɐ}}) is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It had a population of 33,284 and an area of 57.752 km2 as of 2020.

Its two largest attractions are its beaches and Beto Carrero World, the largest theme park in Latin America.{{cite web |url=https://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_do_territorio/estrutura_territorial/divisao_territorial/2008/dtb_2008.zip |title=Divisão Territorial do Brasil |date=July 1, 2008 |publisher=Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |access-date=December 17, 2009|language=pt}}{{cite web | url = http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf | title = Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009| publisher = Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) | date = August 14, 2009 | access-date=December 17, 2009 | format = PDF|language=pt }}{{cite web |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20(pelos%20dados%20de%202000).htm |title=Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil |date=2000 |publisher=Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) |access-date=December 17, 2009 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm |archive-date=October 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf |title=Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 |date=December 19, 2007 |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |access-date=December 17, 2009|language=pt}}

Aquiles da Costa is the Mayor of Penha exercising his second consecutive term in the executive office. Maria Juraci Alexandrino is the Vice-Mayor, exercising her first term in the executive office.

Penha was established on July 19, 1958, as an emancipated city.

Penha has about 19 beaches and 31 kilometers of coastline. In 2022, the Blue Flag Program confirmed that the city kept three of its beaches in the international environmental quality certification: Bacia da Vovó, Praia da Saudade and Praia Grande will have the flag raised.{{cite web |url=https://penha.atende.net/cidadao/noticia/tres-praias-de-penha-serao-certificadas-pelo-programa-bandeira-azul |title=Três praias de Penha serão certificadas pelo programa Bandeira Azul

|date=2022 |publisher=Município de Penha |access-date=October 17, 2022 |language=pt }}

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