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Piratini | |
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Municipality | |
Catholic Church | |
Seal | |
Location of Piratini in Rio Grande do Sul | |
PiratiniLocation in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 31°26′52″S 53°06′14″W / 31.44778°S 53.10389°W / -31.44778; -53.10389 | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Mesoregion | Sudoeste Rio-grandense |
Microregion | Serras de Sudeste |
Founded | 6 July 1789 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vilso Agnelo da Silva Gomes |
Area | |
• Total | 3,561.48 km (1,375.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,704 |
• Density | 5.8/km (15/sq mi) |
Demonym | Piratinenses |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Piratini is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of some 21,000. It is the former capital of the short-lived Riograndense Republic which was proclaimed on September 11, 1836.
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