Garruchos, Rio Grande do Sul
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State: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Meso-region: | Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul (Noroeste Rio-Grandense) |
Micro-Region: | Santo Ângelo |
Founded: | March 20, 1992 |
Location: | 28.1836/28° 11' 1" S lat. 54.638/54° 38' 20" W long. |
Area: | 799.849 km² |
Population (2003): - Total - Change - Density |
3,996 - 5/km² |
Elevation: | 69 m |
Postal code: | 97685-xxx |
Distance from the capital: | 627 km west |
Website: | www.garruchos.rs.gov.br |
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Garruchos is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its area is 799.849 km² and its population was 2,996 in 2003. Its elevation is at 69 m by the Uruguay River. It is located 627 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.
The town is situated by the Uruguay River in which forms a border with Argentina to the west, a settlement named Garruchos is on the other side and has the same name.
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Garruchos has a school or a collegiate, churches and a few squares and parks.
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- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/garruchos/ (Portuguese)
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