Nova Prata Explained

Official Name:Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul
Nickname:Capital Nacional do Basalto
Coordinates:-28.7833°N -87°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Type2:Meso-region
Subdivision Name2:Nordeste Rio-Grandense
Subdivision Type3:Micro-region
Subdivision Name3:Guapore
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Volnei Minozzo
Area Total Km2:258.864
Elevation M:820
Population Blank1 Title:Density (2017)
Population Density Blank2 Km2:98,7
Population Total:27,648
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Demonym:Nova-Pratense
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:95320-000
Area Code:+55 54
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3

Nova Prata is a municipality in the mountainous Serra Gaúcha region of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. It is in the Guapore micro-region of the Nordeste Rio-Grandense meso-region of the state.

Geography

The city of Nova Prata is situated at about, at an altitude of 820 meters. The municipality occupies an area of 258.864 km² or 259 km². In 2020 the population was estimated to be 27,648. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 14 °C to a maximum of 28 °C with an annual average of 20 °C.

Nova Prata is surrounded by the municipalities of: André da Rocha and Guabiju to the north; Fagundes Varela and Vila Flores to the south; Nova Bassano, Nova Araçá and Vista Alegre do Prata to the west; and Protásio Alves to the east.

Twin towns

Illustrious Nova-Pratenses

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/nova-prata/panorama IBGE 2020