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Turuçu is a Brazilian municipality in the southeastern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is nicknamed the National Capital of the Chili Pepper (Capital Nacional da Pimenta Vermelha). The population is 3,423 (2020 est.) in an area of 253.64 km2. The name comes from a local Native American language. It lies close to the Lagoa dos Patos, a lagoon connected with the Atlantic Ocean.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Turuçu
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_flag
Turuçursbandeira.jpg
Settlement.image_shield
Brasao_Turucu.png
Settlement.image_map
RioGrandedoSul Municip Turucu.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_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Meso-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Micro-region
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Pelotas
Settlement.leader_title
Prefect
Settlement.area_total_km2
253.64
Settlement.elevation_m
30

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Demonym
turuçuense
Country
Brazil
Population
4000
Area
254.933
Elevation
30
Shares border with
São Lourenço do Sul
Official website
www.turucu.rs.gov.br
Dialing code
53
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Commons category
Turuçu
Human Development Index
0.759
electorate
3367
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Encyclopedic overview

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Turuçu is a Brazilian municipality in the southeastern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is nicknamed the National Capital of the Chili Pepper (Capital Nacional da Pimenta Vermelha). The population is 3,423 (2020 est.) in an area of 253.64 km2. The name comes from a local Native American language. It lies close to the Lagoa dos Patos, a lagoon connected with the Atlantic Ocean.

== See also == List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

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

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