Mata, Rio Grande do Sul

Mata

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Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mata
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°33′57″S 54°27′36″W / 29.56583°S 54.46000°W / -29.56583; -54.46000Coordinates: 29°33′57″S 54°27′36″W / 29.56583°S 54.46000°W / -29.56583; -54.46000
Country Brazil
Region South
State Rio Grande do Sul
Government
 • Mayor Sergio Roni Bruning
Area
 • Total 312.120 km2 (120.510 sq mi)
Elevation 127 m (417 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,111
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)

Mata is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

Paleontology

The city of Mata has large deposits of petrified trees.

Museum of the city that have fossils:

  1. Museum Daniel Cargnin.
  2. Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata

References

    • Mata travel guide from Wikivoyage


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