Jaguarão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒaɡwɐˈɾɐ̃w]) is a municipality in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul located on the shores of the Jaguarão River, bordering Uruguay.
Jaguarão | |
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| Municipality of Jaguarão | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jaguarão in Rio Grande do Sul | |
  Jaguarão | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′57″S 53°22′33″W / 32.56583°S 53.37583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Sudeste Rio-Grandense |
| Microregion | Jaguarão |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,054.4 km2 (793.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 26,500 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.707 – high[2] |
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It lies a short distance inland from the Mirim Lagoon.
Geographical and historical proximity to Uruguay
editIn 1865 it was the site of the Battle of Jaguarão, fought against Uruguayan forces.
Located in the extreme south of Brazil and the border with Uruguay, the Baron of Mauá International Bridge links it with Río Branco.
Consular representation
editReferences
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Directorio de oficinas consulares Uruguayas en el mundo". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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