Westfália

Also known as Westfalia

Westfália is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Settlement.name: Westfália
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_de_Westfália.jpg
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao-Wetsfalia.png
Settlement.image_map: RioGrandedoSul Municip Westfalia.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
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: 2022

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Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: westfaliano
Country: Brazil
Located in: Rio Grande do Sul
Population: 3223
Area: 63.702
Elevation: 219
Shares border with: Imigrante
Official website: www.westfalia.rs.gov.br/site/home
Dialing code: 51

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Commons category: Westfália
electorate: 2566

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Westfália is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

== History == The namesake of the municipality is derived from the Westphalia region in Germany where many of the early immigrants came from, although others from across Germany came as well. Westfália was founded in 1858 as the Colônia Teutônia, along with some of the other nearby towns. In 1996 Westfália emancipated from the nearby localities, Teutônia and Imigrante, to form its own independent municipality.

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