Frederico Westphalen | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Subdivision Name2: | Noroeste Rio-Grandense |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 27 |
Area Total Km2: | 5,182.529 |
Population Total: | 175,391 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Type: | Microregion |
The Microregion of Frederico Westphalen was one of the Microregions of the Rio Grande do Sul state, in Brazil. It belonged to the mesoregion of the Noroeste Rio-Grandense.[1] Its population was estimated by the IBGE to be of 175,391 in 2005, divided in 27 municipalities. Its total area is 5,182.529 km². The IBGE has since discontinued the microregion system for population tracking, replacing it with the term "immediate geographic region" .[2]