André da Rocha explained

André da Rocha
Nickname:"Pequeno Grande Pago"
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Type2:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name2:Nordeste Rio-grandense[1]
Subdivision Type3:Microregion
Subdivision Name3:Guaporé
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ademir Antônio Zanotto
Leader Party:PP
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 12, 1988
Area Total Km2:329.736
Elevation M:700
Population As Of:2020 [2]
Population Total:1,343
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Coordinates:-28.6308°N -51.5708°W
Blank Name Sec1:HDI
Blank Info Sec1:0.815[3]
Blank1 Name Sec1:GDP
Blank1 Info Sec1:R$ 15,913,000[4]
Blank2 Name Sec1:GDP per capita
Blank2 Info Sec1:R$13,789.00

André da Rocha (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is surrounded by the municipalities Nova Prata, Protásio Alves, and Guabiju.

It was split off from Lagoa Vermelha in 1988, and named in honor of Desembargador Manuel André da Rocha, the first judge of the comarca of Lagoa Vermelha, and active defender of the municipality, which became a Republican redoubt during the Federalist Revolution (1893).

André da Rocha is the least populous city of Rio Grande do Sul, with only 1,343 inhabitants.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Divisão Territorial do Brasil . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614144326/https://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_do_territorio/estrutura_territorial/divisao_territorial/2008/dtb_2008.zip . dead . June 14, 2020 . 1 July 2008 . Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . 11 October 2008 .
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/andre-da-rocha/panorama IBGE 2020
  3. Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . 2000 . Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano . Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) . 11 October 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm . 3 October 2009 .
  4. Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . 19 December 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . 11 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf . 2 October 2008 . dead .