Cachoeira do Sul | |
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| Municipality of Cachoeira do Sul | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Capital Nacional do Arroz "National Rice Capital" | |
 Location within Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Coordinates: 30°02′21″S 52°53′38″W / 30.03917°S 52.89389°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 1820 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Otávio Germano (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,715 km2 (1,434 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 81,869 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.742 – high[2] |
| Website | www |
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Cachoeira do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaʃuˈe(j)ɾɐ du ˈsuw]) is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil.
Its Marian Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição [3] is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul.
It is located at a latitude of 30º02'21" S and a longitude of 52º53'38" W, at an approximate elevation of 68 meters above sea level. Its population in 2020 was approximately 81,869 and its area is 3715.5 square kilometers.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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