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Tupanciretã

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Tupanciretã is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 20,005 (2022 census) in an area of 2251.86 km2. Its elevation is 465 m. The name comes from the Tupi language. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete.

Key facts

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Tupanciretã
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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RioGrandedoSul Municip Tupancireta.svg
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
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Brazil
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Location in Brazil
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
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Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Mesoregion
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Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
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Microregion
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Santiago
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Metrop. region
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Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
tupanciretanense
Country
Brazil
Population
23240
Area
2252
Elevation
504
Shares border with
São Miguel das Missões
Dialing code
55
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Commons category
Tupanciretã
Human Development Index
0.709
electorate
16125
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Neighboring municipalities
  • See also
  • References
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Tupanciretã is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 20,005 (2022 census) in an area of 2251.86 km2. Its elevation is 465 m. The name comes from the Tupi language. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete.

==Neighboring municipalities== Cruz Alta Júlio de Castilhos

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tupanciretã” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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