Maçambara
Maçambará is a small Brazilian municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 4,824 (2015 est.) in an area of 1,682.82 km².[1] Its elevation is 110 m. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete.
Maçambará | |
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 Map of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil highlighting Maçambará | |
| Coordinates: 29°8′34″S 56°3′54″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Micro-region | Campanha Ocidental |
| Founded | October 22, 1997 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,682.82 km2 (649.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 4,824 |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal code | 97560-xxx |
| Distance from the capital | 590 km (370 mi) |
| Website | macambara.rs.gov.br |
The municipality contains part of the 4,392 hectares (10,850 acres) São Donato Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1975 that protects an area of wetlands on the Butuí River, a tributary of the Uruguay River.[2]
Neighbouring municipalities
- Itaqui
- São Borja
- Alegrete
- Unistalda
- São Francisco de Assis
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- Inaugurado em São Borja Escritório da Reserva Biológica do São Donato (in Portuguese), Secretaria do Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Grande do Sul, 27 May 2002, archived from the original on 4 May 2016, retrieved 2016-04-19
External links
- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/macambara/ (in Portuguese)
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