Pelotas
Pelotas is an Brazilian city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. 343,132 people lived here in 2020 which makes it the third-largest city in the state by population.
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 Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′19″S 52°20′33″W / 31.77194°S 52.34250°WCoordinates: 31°46′19″S 52°20′33″W / 31.77194°S 52.34250°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 1812 |
| Incorporated | 1832 (town) |
| 1835 (city) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paula Schild Mascarenhas (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
| • Total | 343,132 |
| • Density | 213.26/km2 (552.34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC−3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC−2) |
| Website | Prefeitura de Pelotas |
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Pelotas Media
Pelotas in 1852, by Herrmann Rudolf Wendroth
The Laranjal on the coast of the Lagoa dos Patos
An araucaria tree at dusk near the hippodrome of Pelotas, Brazil
The countryside of Pelotas
A derelict rice factory located near the São Gonçalo Channel
Fonte das Mereidas
- CaixaDaguaPelotas
Public Market
- IgrejaRedentor
São Francisco de Paula Cathedral
References
- ↑ Cidades@, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2007.(in Portuguese)
- ↑ IBGE 2020
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