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For other uses, see Garruchos (disambiguation). Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Garruchos
Municipality
Flag of GarruchosFlagCoat of arms of GarruchosCoat of arms
Location in Rio Grande do Sul stateLocation in Rio Grande do Sul state
Garruchos is located in BrazilGarruchosGarruchosLocation in Brazil
Coordinates: 28°11′2″S 55°38′20″W / 28.18389°S 55.63889°W / -28.18389; -55.63889
Country Brazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
Meso-regionSudoeste Rio-Grandense
Micro-regionCampanha Ocidental
Area
 • Total799.85 km (308.82 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,886
 • Density3.6/km (9.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code97685-xxx
Websitewww.garruchos.rs.gov.br

Garruchos is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 2,886 (2020 est.) in an area of 799.85 km². Its elevation is 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 which forms the border with Argentina to the west; an Argentine settlement with the same name, Garruchos, is on the other side.

The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Garabí Dam.

See also

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. Eletrobras apresenta Garabi-Panambi a prefeitos (in Portuguese), Eletrobras CGTEE, 7 April 2014, retrieved 2016-11-11

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Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul
Capital: Porto Alegre
Mesoregion Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Restinga Seca
Santa Maria
Santiago
Mesoregion Centro Oriental Rio-Grandense
Cachoeira do Sul
Lajeado-Estrela
Santa Cruz do Sul
Mesoregion Metropolitana de Porto Alegre
Camaquã
Gramado-Canela
Montenegro
Osório
Porto Alegre
São Jerônimo
Mesoregion Nordeste Rio-Grandense
Caxias do Sul
Guaporé
Vacaria
Mesoregion Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Carazinho
Cerro Largo
Cruz Alta
Erechim
Frederico Westphalen
Ijuí
Nao-Me-Toque
Passo Fundo
Sananduva
Santa Rosa
Santo Ângelo
Soledade
Três Passos
Mesoregion Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Jaguarão
Litoral Lagunar
Pelotas
Serras de Sudeste
Mesoregion Sudoeste Rio-Grandense
Campanha Central
Campanha Meridional
Campanha Ocidental
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