Pinhal Grande
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| Postal code | 98150-xxx |
| Area code | +55 51 |
| Website | www |
Pinhal Grande (
Location
The population is 4,329 (2020 est.) in an area of 477.13 km².[2] Its elevation is 394 m. It is located 320 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete and east of Santo Ângelo. Pinhal Grande is located in the Planalto Médio, one of the pine species found is the Araucaria angustifolia.
The municipality is partly flooded by the reservoir of the Dona Francisca Hydroelectric Plant on the upper Jacuí River.[3]
Bounding municipalities
History
The first inhabitants of the region were indigenous tribes. The Portuguese dominion explored and later claimed the lands until 1822 when Brazil gained independence. In 1813, the Curitibano João Gonçalves Padilha along with his brother initiated agricultural commerce between the region and São Paulo.
The area received immigration and integrated the
The municipality Pinhal Grande was created under Law nº 9600 March 20, 1992.
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ Dona Francisca (in Portuguese), OSAB: Observatório Sócio-Ambiental da Baragens, retrieved January 20, 2017
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200804/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/itacurubi/ (in Portuguese)
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