Augusto Pestana | |
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| Município de Augusto Pestana Municipality of Augusto Pestana | |
 Flag .PNG) Seal | |
| Motto(s): Per aspera ad astra, per angusta ad augusta (Latin)"To the stars through hardship, to greatness through narrow ways" | |
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  Augusto Pestana Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 28°31′01″S 53°39′31″W / 28.51694°S 53.65861°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Northwest Rio Grande |
| Microregion | Ijuí |
| Founded | 14 May 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vilmar Zimmermann (since 2017) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 347.44 km2 (134.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,279 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 6,602 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pestanense (or Augusto-Pestanense) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 98740-000 |
| Area code | +55 54 |
| Website | www |
Augusto Pestana is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at 28°31′01″S 53°39′01″W, at an altitude of 390 m (1,279 feet). The city is 320 km northwest of Porto Alegre, 1,540 km southwest of Brasília and just 120 km east of the border with Argentina.[2]
It was named after Augusto Pestana (1868-1934), a Brazilian engineer and politician.