Maçambara Explained

Maçambará
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:300px
Coordinates:-29.1428°N -56.065°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Type3:Micro-region
Subdivision Name3:Campanha Ocidental
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:October 22, 1997
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1682.82
Population Total:4,562
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:97560-xxx
Area Code Type:Area/distance code
Blank Name Sec1:IBGE code
Blank Name Sec2:Distance from the capital
Blank Info Sec2:590km (370miles)
Website:macambara.rs.gov.br

Maçambará is a small Brazilian municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 4,562 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,682.82 km2.[2] Its elevation is 110 m. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete.

The municipality contains part of the São Donato Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1975 that protects an area of wetlands on the Butuí River, a tributary of the Uruguay River.

Neighbouring municipalities

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Notes and References

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