Santo Antônio das Missões
Santo Antônio das Missões (Portuguese meaning "Saint Anthony of the missions") is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 10,050 (2020 est.) in an area of 1710.87 km2.[2] Distance from the state capital of Porto Alegre is 534 km west and tens of kilometres east from the Argentine border but the municipality does not border since it is close.
Santo Antônio das Missões | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul state | |
  Santo Antônio das Missões Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 28°30′39″S 55°13′40″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Micro-region | Santo Ângelo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,710.87 km2 (660.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 10,050 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Garabí Dam.[3]
Bounding municipalities
- São Nicolau
- São Luiz Gonzaga
- Bossoroca
- Itacurubi
- São Borja
- Garruchos
References
- IBGE 2020
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- Eletrobras apresenta Garabi-Panambi a prefeitos (in Portuguese), Eletrobras CGTEE, 7 April 2014, retrieved 2016-11-11
External links
- Granizo gigante de 20 de outubro de 2007
- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/stoantoniomissoes/ (in Portuguese)
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