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The municipality of Coronel Domingos Soares (7,238 inhabitants in 2010; 
155,789 ha) is located 400 km south-west of Curitiba.
Coronel Domingos 
Soares was established as the 5th district of the municipality of Palmas by 
Municipal Law No. 129 promulgated on 4 May 1954, to be elevated a municipality 
by State Law No. 11,265 promulgated on 21 December 1995.
The municipality is 
named for Colonel Domingos Soares (1852-1928), State Deputy for Paraná 
(1914-1922) and Mayor of Palmas (1912-1916; 1925-1928).
http://www.pmcds.pr.gov.br/ 
Municipal website
The flag of Coronel Domingos Soares is prescribed by 
Municipal Law No. 16 promulgated on 6 June 1997.
Article 2.
The flag, 
symbol of the sovereignty of the municipality, is composed of the blue, white 
and green colors, with the following characteristics.
I. Composed of a 
rectangle diagonally divided by a white stripe, forming a blue triangle in the 
upper part and a green triangle in the lower part. In the center of the white 
stripe is placed the municipal coat of arms.
II. Blue represents the plenty 
of water in the region's river; white symbolizes peace; green, a symbol of hope, 
represents the forests and fields that support the municipality.
Article 
3.
The features of the municipal flag shall obey the following rules.
I. 
The flag's width shall be 14 units.
II. The flag's length shall be 20 units.
III. The distance of the angle of the upper blue triangle to the rectangle's 
border shall be located in the upper 5th unit, heading to the 11th unit in the 
right vertical border.
IV. The distance of the angle of the lower green 
triangle in the left 3rd unit, heading to the lower 15th unit.
V. The white 
stripe shall be between the upper 5th unit heading to the right 11th unit and 
the left 3rd unit heading to the lower 15th unit.
VI. The coat of arms shall 
be located [...]
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/c/coronel-domingos-soares/lei-ordinaria/1997/2/16/lei-ordinaria-n-16-1997-cria-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-coronel-domingos-soares-estado-do-parana
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Coronel Domingos Soares 
is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 15 promulgated on 6 June 1997.
Article 
2.
The coat of arms used as the distinctive emblem of the municipality shall 
be predominantly composed of the green, blue and white colors, with the 
following characteristics.
I. Shaped like a quadrilateral, divided in the 
middle all over its height by a vertical line. Left to the line divided by two 
horizontal lines forming three quarters, in the first quarter located in the 
upper part three Brazilian pines in a row, the first and the third of the same 
height, the central higher, all green, in the center, a black, red, blue and 
yellow tractor heading to the right, beneath a yellow and white cow looking to 
the right. Right to the vertical line, in the upper part, a representation of 
the sun, in the center, blue river water forming six small waves, white in the 
lower part. Above the quadrilateral a wall forming five castle towers arranged 
in a semi-horizontal pattern, white and black with red windows. Beneath the 
shield a red scroll arranged in a semi-oval pattern inscribed in white "CORONEL 
DOMINGOS SOARES". [The shield supported] dexter by a yerba mate plant and 
sinister by a palm.
II. Green, a symbol of hope, represents the forests and 
fields that support the municipality; blue, the rivers' water; white, peace.
III - The Brazilian pines represent pine woods, recalling that timber extraction 
is one of the population's main sources of income. The tractor represents 
agriculture, the base of municipal income. The cow is a symbol of cattle 
breeding, a pioneering activity and the base of regional income; the sun 
symbolizes heat and soil fertility, and the river represents the plenty of 
sources in the region.
IV. The yerba mate plant represents a source of income 
for the region. The palm represents a plant native to the municipality and 
growing profusely there.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/c/coronel-domingos-soares/lei-ordinaria/1997/2/15/lei-ordinaria-n-15-1997-cria-o-brasao-do-municipio-de-coronel-domingos-soares-estado-do-parana
Leis Municipais database
Photo
https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradecdsoficial/photos/333228001866682 
Ivan Sache, 1 February 2022