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![[Flag of Itapoá,
SC (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-sc-129.gif)
image by Ivan Sache,
3 November 2021
The municipality of Itapoá (20,576 inhabitants in 2019; 25,716 ha) forms the
north-eastern corner of Santa Catarina, on the border with Paraná, 220 km north
of Florianópolis.
Itapoá is named for a native word meaning "emerging
stone", referring to a rock located 300 m off the town's central beach, which
emerges at low tide.
The district of Itapoá was established within the
municipality of Garuva by Law No. 8 promulgated on 1 March 1966. The
municipality of Itapoá was established by State Law No. 7,586 promulgated on 26
April 1989.
https://www.itapoa.sc.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 3 November 2021
Horizontally divided blue-white-red, ratio 1-2-1, with the municipal arms in the centre.
Official website at
http://www.itapoa.sc.gov.br
Dirk Schönberger, 25 June 2012
The flag and arms of Itapoá are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 835
promulgated on 11 February 2010.
Article 2.
The flag of the
municipality of Itapoá shall be composed of three horizontal stripes with the
red, white and blue colors, charged in the center with the coat of arms. The
design of the coat of arms and the colors of the municipal flag shall follow the
guidelines found in the Manual appended to this Law.
Article 3.
The
heraldic characteristics of the coat of arms, symbols of Itapoá, are:
I - A
crown, symbolizing Portuguese antecedents.
II - Icons of vegetation, sea
water, birds and sun, symbolizing the exuberant natural environment.
III -
Three quarters symbolizing the resources of the municipality: banana production
and timber extraction, family-oriented fishing, cattle-breeding and staple
agriculture.
IV - On the sides, a sugarcane on the left and a rice plant on
the right.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/i/itapoa/lei-ordinaria/2019/83/835/lei-ordinaria-n-835-2019-altera-a-lei-municipal-de-n-055-de-11-de-setembro-de-1990-que-cria-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-itapoa-sc
Leis Municipais database
The flag was originally prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 55 promulgated on 11 September 1990.
Article 2.
The
flag of the municipality of Itapoá shall be composed of three stripes with the
red, white and blue colors, charged in the center with the coat of arms.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/i/itapoa/lei-ordinaria/1990/5/55/lei-ordinaria-n-55-1990-cria-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-itapoa-sc
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.itapoa.sc.gov.br/noticias/index/ver/codNoticia/365778/codMapaItem/18565
https://www.tribunadeitapoa.com.br/tag/tenis-de-mesa
http://www.asepi.org.br/atletismo.php
https://www.facebook.com/asepiitapoa/photos/2480059225601545
https://www.facebook.com/asepiitapoa/photos/2428663687407766
Red
represents the soil, the people and the eagerness to foster the growth of Itapoá.
White represents people's peace.
Blue represents the beaches, which stretch
over 32 km, bordered by the intense blue color of the sea, which invite to dream
beyond the horizon.
Municipal website
https://www.itapoa.sc.gov.br/cms/pagina/ver/codMapaItem/23066
![[Flag of Itapoá,
SC (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-sc-129@.gif)
image by Ivan Sache,
3 November 2021
The flag of ASEPI (Associação Esportiva e Paradesportiva de Itapoá) is
vertically divided white-red (6:5) with the club's emblem in the white part.
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/asepiitapoa/photos/2480059225601545
https://www.facebook.com/asepiitapoa/photos/2428649260742542
https://www.facebook.com/asepiitapoa/photos/a.2428648124075989/2428649260742542
Ivan Sache,
3 November 2021