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Coqueiros do Sul

Coordinates: 28°07′08″S 52°46′58″W / 28.118889°S 52.782778°W / -28.118889; -52.782778
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Coordinates: 28°07′08″S 52°46′58″W / 28.118889°S 52.782778°W / -28.118889; -52.782778
Country Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
MesoregionNoroeste Rio-Grandense
MicroregionCarazinho
FoundedMarch 20, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-03-20)
Government
 • MayorValoir Chapuis (PP)
(2021–2024)
Area
 • Total
277.6 km2 (107.2 sq mi)
Elevation
601 m (1,972 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
2,286
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
DemonymCoqueirense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
99528-000
Area code+54
Websitewww.coqueirosul.com.br

Coqueiros do Sul is a municipality in the North-west of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It's part of the subregion of Carazinho and is situated 306 km to the north-west of Porto Alegre, capital of the state. It is situated on a latitude of -28.118889 and a longitude of -52.782778, and an elevation of 601 meters above the sea level.

It has an area of 277.637 square kilometres (107.196 sq mi) and had a population of roughly 2,286 inhabitants in 2020.

The municipality has a 98.8% schooling percentage. The child mortality rate is 47.62 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Its population are mostly from German descent (60% in its origin, roughly), but also of Italian and Portuguese descent.

Economy

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The main economy production of Coqueiros do Sul is agriculture. Soybeans, corn and wheat are the major products.

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References

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  • "Coqueiros do Sul". IBGE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-07-15.