Arroio do Meio

Arroio do Meio
Municipality

Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Arroio do Meio
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°24′03″S 51°56′42″W / 29.40083°S 51.94500°W / -29.40083; -51.94500Coordinates: 29°24′03″S 51°56′42″W / 29.40083°S 51.94500°W / -29.40083; -51.94500
Country  Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion Centro Oriental Rio-grandense[1]
Microregion Lajeado-Estrela[1]
Settled 1853
Founded November 28, 1934
Government
 • Mayor Sidnei Eckerdt (PMDB)
Area
 • Total 157.955 km2 (60.987 sq mi)
Elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Population (est. IBGE/2016[2])
 • Total 20,168
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI 0.837[3]
GDP R$ 405,662,000[4]
GDP per capita R$22,123.00
Website www.arroiodomeiors.com.br

Arroio do Meio is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is 98 km from Porto Alegre. It is on the banks of the Taquari River.

The territory was little populated before the arrival of Europeans. Settlement in the territory began in 1853, principally by Germans and Portuguese. The territory used to be part of Lajeado and Encantado municipalities.

References

  1. 1 2 "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2016" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 13 December 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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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