Maçambara
Maçambará is a small Brazilian municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 4,562 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,682.82 km².[2] Its elevation is 110 m. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete.
Maçambará | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil highlighting Maçambará | |
Coordinates: 29°8′34″S 56°3′54″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | South |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Micro-region | Campanha Ocidental |
Founded | October 22, 1997 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,682.82 km2 (649.74 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 4,562 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
Postal code | 97560-xxx |
Distance from the capital | 590 km (370 mi) |
Website | macambara.rs.gov.br |
The municipality contains part of the 4,392 hectares (10,850 acres) São Donato Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1975 that protects an area of wetlands on the Butuí River, a tributary of the Uruguay River.[3]
Neighbouring municipalities
- Itaqui
- São Borja
- Alegrete
- Unistalda
- São Francisco de Assis
References
- IBGE 2020
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- Inaugurado em São Borja Escritório da Reserva Biológica do São Donato (in Portuguese), Secretaria do Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Grande do Sul, 27 May 2002, archived from the original on 4 May 2016, retrieved 2016-04-19
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