Morro Redondo | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -31.5883°N -52.6319°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Subdivision Type2: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name2: | Sudeste Rio-Grandense |
Subdivision Type3: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Pelotas |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | May 12, 1988 |
Total Type: | Total |
Area Total Km2: | 244.65 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 6,589 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name Sec1: | IBGE code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 4312450 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Distance from the capital |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Elevation M: | 245 |
Website: | morroredondo.rs.gov.br |
Morro Redondo (English: Rounded Hill) is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 6,589 (2020 est.) in an area of 244.65 km².[2] It is located 35 km (21.75 mi) from Pelotas.
Much of the population have Portuguese origin mainly from the Azores and Germans mainly from Pomerania, the remainder were from Italy.
Most of the area of the municipality are above 200 m (656.16 ft) of elevation. A vegetation of this area is mainly composed of fields with low and herbaceous vegetation (pampa). Small groves of cultivated trees (Babylon willow, eucalyptus, pine, cypress, acacia, poplar and platanus) and native trees (Cockspur coral tree and araucaria angustifolia) are also found.
The climate is subtropical or temperate, with pleasant summers, cool winters and frequent frosts (with an average of 20 per year). The hottest month is January with an average temperature of 21.7 °C (71.06 °F), and the coldest month is July with an average temperature of 11.7 °C (53.06 °F). The wettest month is February, with 150 mm (5.9 in) of precipitation. The average annual temperature in the municipality is 16.7 °C (62.06 °F). The average annual precipitation is 1,400 mm (55.11 in).