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.
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.