Piratini | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 31°26′52″S 53°06′14″W / 31.44778°S 53.10389°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Mesoregion | Sudoeste Rio-grandense |
Microregion | Serras de Sudeste |
Founded | 6 July 1789 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vilso Agnelo da Silva Gomes |
Area | |
• Total | 3,561,480 km2 (1,375,100 sq mi) |
Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 19,831 |
• Density | 0.0056/km2 (0.014/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Piratinenses |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Piratini is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of some 19,000. It is the former capital of the short-lived Riograndense Republic which was proclaimed on September 11, 1836.