Igrejinha

Município de Igrejinha
Flag of Município de Igrejinha
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Official seal of Município de Igrejinha
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Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°34′26″S 50°47′24″W / 29.57389°S 50.79000°W / -29.57389; -50.79000
CountryBrazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
Emanciped1964-06-01
Government
 • MayorJoel Leandro Wilhelm (PP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
136.816 km2 (52.825 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])[1]
 • Total
37,340
 • Density229.4/km2 (594/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websiteigrejinha.rs.gov.br

Igrejinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [igɾe'ʒiɲɐ] — little church in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Home to the Morro Alto da Pedra and the regional park Parque Alto da Pedra.[3] The city has approximately 37,000 inhabitants and sits about 82 km (about 51 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre.

  1. ^ a b (in Portuguese) Cidades@, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Accessed on 2007-09-25.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ Images of the regional park PARQUE ALTO da PEDRA, RS Brazil |https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x951923af9467bfb5%3A0xdd969d64212bafe2!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNVfp3ngFRMN6IUMTb7H8wwQfhBmKOp6sD59i3S%3Dw240-h160-k-no!5smorro%20alto%20da%20pedra%20igrejinha%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipNVfp3ngFRMN6IUMTb7H8wwQfhBmKOp6sD59i3S&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFoKXynpXvAhU6FlkFHZv7D1MQoiowFXoECB4QAw