Ouro Preto do Oeste
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Ouro Preto do Oeste is a municipality
located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia
. Its population was 40,757 (2005) and its area is 1,970 km².
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia
Rondônia
Rondônia is a state in Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. The state was named after Candido Rondon...
. Its population was 40,757 (2005) and its area is 1,970 km².