Planalto is a municipality

Municipality

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 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, Brazil

Brazil

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, located at 27°19′44"S 53°03′31"W, at an altitude

Altitude

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 of 568 meters above sea level. It has a total area

Area

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 of 237.35 km². Its estimated population

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 in 2004 was of 11,702 inhabitants, and in 2007 it was of 10,589 inhabitants.

The city

City

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 is located in the confluence of the Rio Uruguay and Rio do Mel rivers, close to the border with the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina

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.

The municipality is part of the Hidrominerais region, in the microregion

Microregion

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 of Frederico Westphalen

Frederico Westphalen

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. It is located in the perimeter

Perimeter

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 of the underground Aquífero Guarani.

External links

• Page of municipality
• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul