Garruchos, Rio Grande do Sul

Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Flag of Garruchos
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Coat of arms of Garruchos
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
28°11′2″S 55°38′20″W / 28.18389°S 55.63889°W / -28.18389; -55.63889Country BrazilStateRio Grande do SulMeso-regionSudoeste Rio-GrandenseMicro-regionCampanha OcidentalArea
 • Total799.85 km2 (308.82 sq mi)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total2,886 • Density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code
97685-xxx
Websitewww.garruchos.rs.gov.br

Garruchos is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 2,886 (2020 est.) in an area of 799.85 km².[2] Its elevation is 69 m by the Uruguay River. It is located 627 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.

The town is situated by the Uruguay River which forms the border with Argentina to the west; an Argentine settlement with the same name, Garruchos, is on the other side.

The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Garabí Dam.[3]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ Eletrobras apresenta Garabi-Panambi a prefeitos (in Portuguese), Eletrobras CGTEE, 7 April 2014, retrieved 2016-11-11

External links

  • http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/garruchos/ (in Portuguese)
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Capital: Porto Alegre
Mesoregion Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Restinga Seca
Santa Maria
Santiago
Cachoeira do Sul
Lajeado-Estrela
Santa Cruz do Sul
Camaquã
Gramado-Canela
Montenegro
Osório
Porto Alegre
São Jerônimo
Mesoregion Nordeste Rio-Grandense
Caxias do Sul
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Vacaria
Carazinho
Cerro Largo
Cruz Alta
Erechim
Frederico Westphalen
Ijuí
Nao-Me-Toque
Passo Fundo
Sananduva
Santa Rosa
Santo Ângelo
Soledade
Três Passos
Jaguarão
Litoral Lagunar
Pelotas
Serras de Sudeste
Campanha Central
Campanha Meridional
Campanha Ocidental
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