Canoas

Gemeinde im Bundesstaat Rio Grande do Sul, Brasilien

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Canoas is a city in southern Brazil that is part of the Greater Porto Alegre metropolitan area and is notable for being one of the largest and economically important municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city, officially established in 1939 and named after the canoes historically crafted there, plays a significant role in the region's economy and population distribution.

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Vinony's link graph records 623 inbound references to Canoas, and connects out to canoe, Portuguese and time zone.

The entry is geolocated on the map in BR, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Canoas and Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Canoas
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.website: canoas.rs.gov.br
Settlement.image_caption: From top to bottom, left to right: .
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Canoas.png
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao canoas.png
Settlement.image_map: Locator map of Canoas in Rio Grande do Sul.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Airton Souza

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Demonym: canoense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Rio Grande do Sul
Population: 279127
Area: 131.097
Elevation: 8
Shares border with: Esteio
Official website: www.canoas.rs.gov.br
Image: Aviao-1-.jpg
Dialing code: 51

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Commons category: Canoas
topic's main category: Category:Canoas
Commons gallery: Canoas
postal code: 92000-000
inception: 1939-06-27
electorate: 252678

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Article · Deutsch

Canoas, amtlich Município de Canoas, ist eine Stadt im brasilianischen Bundesstaat Rio Grande do Sul und gehört zur Metropolregion Porto Alegre. Mit 349.728 Einwohnern nach der amtlichen Schätzung zum 1. Juli 2021 liegt die Stadt in Brasilien an vierter Stelle bei der Bevölkerungszahl und an 365. Stelle bei der Fläche der 497 Gemeinden des Bundesstaates. Die Stadt ist in 18 Stadtbezirke gegliedert. Sie liegt am Ufer vom und Rio dos Sinos, 8 m über dem Meeresspiegel.

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