Bossoroca Explained

Bossoroca
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-28.73°N -54.9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Type2:Meso-region
Subdivision Name2:Noroeste Rio-Grandense -->
Subdivision Type3:Micro-region
Subdivision Name3:Santo Ângelo
Leader Title:Prefect
Area Total Km2:1610.57
Population Total:6,205
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:97850-xxx
Area Code Type:Phone code

Bossoroca is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 6,205 (2020 est.) in an area of 1610.57 km².[2] The name comes from the Guarani language, and may mean erosion. It is located 524 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.

Bounding municipalities

History

The area was first inhabited by the Guarani tribes. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Jesuit missions were established in the area. The municipality of Bossoroca was created on March 4, 1967.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/bossoroca/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/108S Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística