André da Rocha
André da Rocha | |
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| Nickname: "Pequeno Grande Pago" | |
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| Coordinates: 28°37′51″S 51°34′15″W / 28.63083°S 51.57083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Nordeste Rio-grandense[1] |
| Microregion | Guaporé |
| Founded | May 12, 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ademir Antônio Zanotto (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 329.736 km2 (127.312 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 1,343 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI | 0.815[3] |
| GDP | R$ 15,913,000[4] |
| GDP per capita | R$13,789.00 |
André da Rocha (Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ da ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ] ) is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is surrounded by the municipalities Nova Prata, Protásio Alves, and Guabiju.
It was split off from Lagoa Vermelha in 1988, and named in honor of Desembargador Manuel André da Rocha, the first judge of the comarca of Lagoa Vermelha, and active defender of the municipality, which became a Republican redoubt during the Federalist Revolution (1893).
André da Rocha is the least populous city of Rio Grande do Sul, with only 1,343 inhabitants.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
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