Nova Prata

Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul
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Nickname:  Capital Nacional do Basalto
Geographical subdivisions of Rio Grande do Sul. Nova Prata is marked red.
Coordinates: 28°47′S 51°36′W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Meso-region	Nordeste Rio-Grandense
Micro-region	Guapore
Government
• Mayor	Volnei Minozzo
Area
• Total	258.864 km^2 (99.948 sq mi)
Elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	27,648
• Density	987/km^2 (2,560/sq mi)
Demonym	Nova-Pratense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	95320-000
Area code	+55 54
Website	www.novaprata.rs.gov.br

Nova Prata is a municipality in the mountainous Serra Gaúcha region of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. It is in the Guapore micro-region of the Nordeste Rio-Grandense meso-region of the state.

Geography

The city of Nova Prata is situated at about 28°47′0″S 51°36′40″W, at an altitude of 820 meters. The municipality occupies an area of 258.864 km²^[2] or 259 km².^[3] In 2020 the population was estimated to be 27,648. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 14 °C to a maximum of 28 °C with an annual average of 20 °C.

Nova Prata is surrounded by the municipalities of: André da Rocha and Guabiju to the north; Fagundes Varela and Vila Flores to the south; Nova Bassano, Nova Araçá and Vista Alegre do Prata to the west; and Protásio Alves to the east.

Twin towns

• Cittadella, Italy
• Noblesville, USA

Illustrious Nova-Pratenses

• Elisa Volpatto - Actress
• Rosane Marchetti - Journalist

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Rio Grande do Sul » Nova Prata (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Accessed October 2017.
3. Localização (in Portuguese). Município de Nova Prata. Accessed October 2017.