Official Name: | Taquara |
Type: | Municipality |
Motto: | Um lugar para ficar (A place to stay) |
Mapsize: | 200 px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Government Type: | Mayor |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Sirlei Teresinha Bernardes da Silveira |
Leader Name1: | Nelson Jose Martins |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | April 17, 1886 |
Area Total Km2: | 480 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 57,584 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -29.6506°N -50.7806°W |
Elevation M: | 57 |
Elevation Ft: | 187 |
Postal Code Type: | CEP (Post Code) |
Postal Code: | 95600-000 |
Website: | taquara.com.br |
Taquara is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Taquara is located 72 kilometers (44 miles) from Porto Alegre, the state capital. Taquara's population was estimated at 57,584 in 2020.