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.
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.