Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul

Santa Rosa
Municipality of Santa Rosa
Flag of Santa Rosa
Official seal of Santa Rosa
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
Country Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
RegionSouth
Founded10 August 1931
Government
 • MayorAnderson Mantei (PP)
Area
 • Total
489.798 km2 (189.112 sq mi)
Elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
77,519
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Demonymsanta-rosense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
98780-001 to 98798-970
HDI (2010)0.769 – high[2]
Websitesantarosa.rs.gov.br

Santa Rosa is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km2. Its estimated population is 73,575 (2020).[3] It is known as the "National Cradle of Soybeans".

  1. ^ "Censo Demográfico IBGE 2022" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE 2020