Caraá

Also known as Caraa

Caraá is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil where Rio dos Sinos' river rises. It was originally part of the city Santo Antônio da Patrulha, emancipated on December 28, 1995.

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Settlement.name: Caraá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_Caraa.png
Settlement.image_shield: Brasao_Caraa.gif
Settlement.image_map: Locator map of Caraá in Rio Grande do Sul.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Microregion
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.total_type: Total
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 8,350

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: caraense
Population: 8350
Area: 294.336
Elevation: 38
Official website: www.caraa.rs.gov.br
Dialing code: 51

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Commons category: Caraá
Human Development Index: 0.734
inception: 1995-12-28
electorate: 6293

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Caraá is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil where Rio dos Sinos' river rises. It was originally part of the city Santo Antônio da Patrulha, emancipated on December 28, 1995.

== History == First inhabitants of Caraá were the indigenous that gave name to the place. Caraá is a type of bamboo that was very abundant in there.