Herval

Herval is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 6,814 (2020 est.) in an area of . Its elevation is 287 m. Its main industry is agriculture.

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Settlement.official_name: Herval
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão_do_Herval_2.1.png
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_do_Herval_2.0.png
Settlement.image_map: Locator map of Herval in Rio Grande do Sul.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Jaguarão

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: border city
Demonym: hervalense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Rio Grande do Sul
Population: 7169
Area: 1758.412
Elevation: 287
Shares border with: Pedro Osório
Official website: www.herval.rs.gov.br
Dialing code: 53

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Commons category: Herval
Human Development Index: 0.754
electorate: 5209

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Herval is situated south of the Piratini River, which was defined in 1777 as the border between the Spanish and Portuguese possessions. The current border between Uruguay and Brazil lies further south, at the Jaguarão River.

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