Derrubadas Explained

Derrubadas
Settlement Type:Municipality
Population Demonym:Derrubadense
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name1:South
Subdivision Name2:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Name3:Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Subdivision Name4:Três Passos
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:20 March 1992
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alair Cemin (MDB, 2021 - 2024)
Area Total Km2:360.851
Population Total:2718
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3

Derrubadas is a municipality of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

It is located at 27º15'53" South, 53º51'39" West, at an altitude of 485 meters above sea level. In 2020, its population was estimated at 2,761 people.[1]

Occupying an area of 365.44 square kilometers, it is bounded in the north by the Uruguay River, where it is opposite Argentina and the state of Santa Catarina.

The municipality contains the Turvo State Park, created in 1947.The state park covers almost half of the municipality.The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Panambi Dam.

References

-27.25°N -105°W

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/derrubadas/panorama IBGE 2020