The table below lists the 15 largest cities in Santa Catarina. according to Census 2000 by IBGE. The map below the table shows where the cities are located.

Municipality	Founded	Inhabitants	Area. Acre *1000	Altitude. feet	HDI
Joinville	1851	429 600	204	10	0.86
Florianopolis	1726	342 300	75	80	0.88
Blumenau	1850	261 800	88	65	0.86
Sao Jose	1833	173 600	20	3	0.85
Criciuma	1880	170 400	36	150	0.82
Lages	1776	157 700	456	3 000	0.81
Italjai	1860	147 500	52	3	0.83
Chapeco	1917	147 000	109	2 200	0.85
Jaragua do Sul	1876	108 500	120	100	0.85
Palhoça	1793	102 500	62	10	0.85
Tubarao	1836	88 500	54	30	0.84
Brusque	1860	76 100	48	120	0.84
Balneario Camboriu	1964	73 500	8	7	0.87
Sao Bento do Sul	1873	65 400	84	2 800	0.84
Concordia	1934	63 100	139	2 000	0.85