Carazinho | |||
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O Município do Carazinho The Municipality of Carazinho |
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Location in Brazil | |||
Coordinates: 28°17′02″S 52°47′09″W / 28.28389°S 52.78583°WCoordinates: 28°17′02″S 52°47′09″W / 28.28389°S 52.78583°W | |||
Country | Brazil | ||
State | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
Region | South | ||
Mesoregion | Mesoregion Nordeste Rio-Grandense | ||
Microregion | Carazinho | ||
Founded | 24 January 1931 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Renato Süss (PDT) | ||
Area | |||
• City | 676 km2 (261 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) | ||
Population (2010) | |||
• City | 59,317 | ||
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | ||
• Rural | 1,064 | ||
• Metro | 58,253 | ||
Demonym(s) | carazinhense | ||
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
Postal Code | 99500-000 | ||
Area code(s) | +55 54 | ||
Website | www |
Carazinho is a city located 246 km from Porto Alegre, in the northwest portion of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Carazinho-RS was founded on 1931 and today has a population of 59,857. Carazinho's primary economy is focused on agriculture. Corn and wheat are the major products.
Carazinho can be accessed via BR-285 or BR-386, which are major roads in Rio Grande do Sul.
It has an altitude of 603 meters and an area of 676 km²