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Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Arroio do Sal
Municipality
Flag of Arroio do SalFlagCoat of arms of Arroio do SalCoat of arms
Coordinates: 29°33′03″S 49°53′20″W / 29.55083°S 49.88889°W / -29.55083; -49.88889
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionMetropolitana de Porto Alegre
MicroregionOsório
FoundedApril 22, 1988
Government
 • MayorJoão Luiz da Rocha
Area
 • Total120.939 km (46.695 sq mi)
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 • Total10,279
 • Density85/km (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI0.813
GDPR$ 54,357,000
GDP per capitaR$8,140.00
Websitearroiodosal.rs.gov.br

Arroio do Sal is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is about 30 km south of Torres and 30 km north of Capão da Canoa, thus in about the northern half of the state's shoreline. It is 175 km from Porto Alegre, with which it is connected via BR 101 and BR 290.

Though the population is only about 10,000, during the summer tourism season the number of people increases to about 90,000. It includes 27 km of the Atlantic coast and has about 60 beaches.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul
Capital: Porto Alegre
Mesoregion Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Restinga Seca
Santa Maria
Santiago
Mesoregion Centro Oriental Rio-Grandense
Cachoeira do Sul
Lajeado-Estrela
Santa Cruz do Sul
Mesoregion Metropolitana de Porto Alegre
Camaquã
Gramado-Canela
Montenegro
Osório
Porto Alegre
São Jerônimo
Mesoregion Nordeste Rio-Grandense
Caxias do Sul
Guaporé
Vacaria
Mesoregion Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Carazinho
Cerro Largo
Cruz Alta
Erechim
Frederico Westphalen
Ijuí
Nao-Me-Toque
Passo Fundo
Sananduva
Santa Rosa
Santo Ângelo
Soledade
Três Passos
Mesoregion Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Jaguarão
Litoral Lagunar
Pelotas
Serras de Sudeste
Mesoregion Sudoeste Rio-Grandense
Campanha Central
Campanha Meridional
Campanha Ocidental
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