Tupanciretã

Tupanciretã
Municipality
Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
Tupanciretã Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°4′50″S 53°50′9″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Santiago
Area
• Total	2,251.86 km^2 (869.45 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2022 [1])
• Total	20,005
• Density	8.9/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	98170-000
Website	www.tupancireta.rs.gov.br

Tupanciretã is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 20,005 (2022 census) in an area of 2251.86 km².^[2] Its elevation is 465 m. The name comes from the Tupi language. It is located west of the state capital of Porto Alegre and northeast of Alegrete.

Neighboring municipalities

• Cruz Alta
• Júlio de Castilhos

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

External links

• http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/tupancireta/ (in Portuguese)
• Anthem of the municipality of Tupanciretã