Bom Jesus, Rio Grande do Sul

Bom Jesus
Municipality
Flag of Bom Jesus
Nickname: 
BJ
Coordinates: 28°40′04″S 50°25′01″W / 28.66778°S 50.41694°W / -28.66778; -50.41694
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionNordeste Rio-grandense[1]
MicroregionVacaria[1]
FoundedJuly 16, 1913
Government
 • MayorJosé Paulo de Almeida (PMDB)
Area
 • Total
2,625.681 km2 (1,013.781 sq mi)
Elevation
1,046 m (3,432 ft)
Population
 (2020[2])
 • Total
11,309
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI0.75PNUD/2000 [3]
GDPR$ 90,120,000[4]
GDP per capitaR$8,035.00

Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population was approximately 11,309 in 2020.

The city is one of the coldest in Brazil, and snowfall is not uncommon.

  1. ^ a b "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.