Barra do Quaraí

Town in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Town in South, Brazil
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Official seal of Barra do Quaraí
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Location of Barra do Quaraí
Location of Barra do Quaraí
Coordinates: 30°12′25″S 57°33′18″W / 30.20694°S 57.55500°W / -30.20694; -57.55500Country BrazilRegionSouthStateRio Grande do SulFoundedDecember 28, 1995Government
 • MayorIad Mahoud Abder Rahim CholiArea
 • Total1,056.14 km2 (407.78 sq mi)Elevation
35 m (115 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total4,227 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2000)0.777 – medium[2]

Barra do Quaraí (also Quarahim in archaic Portuguese spelling) is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay (on the Rio Quaraí) and Argentina on the Uruguay River. The town became the westernmost city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and in all Southern Brazil when it was separated from the municipality of Uruguaiana on December 28, 1995. The population is 4,227 (2020 est.) in an area of 1056.14 km2.[3] Its elevation is 35 m. It is located 717 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, and roughly the same distance northwest of Montevideo, Uruguay. Under Brazilian law, the municipality includes an island named Ilha Brasileira, also claimed by Uruguay, where it is known as Isla Brasilera.

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

External links

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20070313212640/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/barradoquarai/ (in Portuguese)
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