Bossoroca | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul state | |
  Bossoroca Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 28°43′48″S 54°54′0″W / 28.73000°S 54.90000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Micro-region | Santo Ângelo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,610.57 km2 (621.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 6,205 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 97850-xxx |
| Website | www |
Bossoroca is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 6,205 (2020 est.) in an area of 1610.57 km².[2] The name comes from the Guarani language, and may mean erosion. It is located 524 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.