Official Name: | Tupanciretã |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -29.0806°N -53.8358°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name4: | Santiago |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Elevation M: | 465 |
Area Total Km2: | 2251.86 |
Population Total: | 24,068 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 98170-000 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Tupanciretã is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 24,068 (2020 est.) in an area of 2251.86 km2.[2] Its elevation is 465 m. The name comes from the Tupi language. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete.