Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul | |
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Nickname(s): Capital Nacional do Basalto | |
Geographical subdivisions of Rio Grande do Sul. Nova Prata is marked red. |
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Coordinates: 28°47′S 51°36′W / 28.783°S 51.600°WCoordinates: 28°47′S 51°36′W / 28.783°S 51.600°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Meso-region | Nordeste Rio-Grandense |
Micro-region | Guapore |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vitor Antonio Pletsch |
Area | |
• Total | 259.1 km2 (100.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 23,600 |
Website | www |
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.
The city of Nova Prata is situated at about 28°47′0″S 51°36′40″W / 28.78333°S 51.61111°W, at an altitude of 700 meters. The municipality occupies an area of 258.743 km² or 259.1 km². In 2012 the population was estimated to be 23,600. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 4 °C to a maximum of 39 °C with an annual average of 17 °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.