Official Name: | Amaral Ferrador |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -30.875°N -52.2528°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Sudeste Rio-Grandense |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name4: | Serras de Sudeste |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Elevation M: | 140 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 506.46 |
Population Total: | 7,085 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 96635-xxx |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Amaral Ferrador (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 7,085 (2020 est.) in an area of 506.46 km2.[3] It is situated on the Camaquã River.
The main economical activities are trade, agriculture (maize, tobacco and beans) and livestock (cattle, sheep and pork).
Its population consists of 60% Portuguese ancestry, 25% Polish ancestry and 15% Afro-Brazilians.