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
CountryBrazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
Micro-regionCampanha Ocidental
FoundedOctober 22, 1997
Area
  Total1,682.82 km2 (649.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total4,824
  Density2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal code
97560-xxx
Distance from the capital590 km (370 mi)
Websitemacambara.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

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References

  1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. 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


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