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Barão

Coordinates: 29°22′37″S 51°29′45″W / 29.37694°S 51.49583°W / -29.37694; -51.49583
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Barão
Municipality
Flag of Barão
Coat of arms of Barão
Coordinates: 29°22′37″S 51°29′45″W / 29.37694°S 51.49583°W / -29.37694; -51.49583
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionMetropolitana de Porto Alegre[1]
MicroregionMontenegro IBGE/2008[1]
FoundedDecember 5, 1988
Government
 • MayorClaudio Ferrari (PT)
Area
 • Total124.497 km2 (48.069 sq mi)
Elevation
642 m (2,106 ft)
Population
 (2020[2])
 • Total6,202
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI0.807[3]
GDPR$ 40,682,000[4]
GDP per capitaR$7,647.00

Barão is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km from Porto Alegre. The municipality is bordered by Carlos Barbosa (north), São Vendelino (east), Bom Princípio (southeast), Tupandi (southeast), São Pedro da Serra (south), Salvador do Sul (southwest), Poço das Antas (southwest), and Boa Vista do Sul (northwest).

The residents are primarily of German Brazilian descent.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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