Ubiretama
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| State: | 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... |
| Meso-region: | Westcentral Rio Grande do Sul (Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense) Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense The Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense is one of the seven meso-regions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It consists of the union of 31 municipalities, grouped in three microregions.-Microrregions:* Restinga Seca* Santa Maria* Santiago... |
| Micro-Region: | Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo (micro-region) The Santo Ângelo micro-region is a micro-region in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil... |
| Anniversary: | December 28, 1995 |
| Location Location (geography) The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity... : |
28.063/28° 3' 45" S lat. 54.6795/54° 40' 51" W long. |
| Postal code: | 98898-xxx |
| Distance from the capital: | 499 km |
| Website: | www.ubiretama.rs.gov.br |
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| Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... : |
Nilton Emídio Budel PMDB |
Ubiretama is a municipality
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...
of the western part of 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
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The origin of the name comes from the Tupi language. It is located 499 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, northeast of Alegrete
Alegrete
Alegrete is a town and a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is 102 m. Its estimated population in 2008 was 78,984 inhabitants and the total area is 7,803.967 km² . Its inhabitants are called Alegretenses.Alegrete was settled in 1816 and became a...
and east of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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Bounding municipalities
- Santa RosaSanta Rosa, Rio Grande do SulSanta Rosa is a town in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km²...
- Senador Salgado FilhoSenador Salgado FilhoSenador Salgado Filho is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located 492 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete and east of Argentina.-Bounding municipalities:*Santa Rosa*Giruá...
- Guarani das MissõesGuarani das Missões-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
- Cerro LargoCerro LargoCerro Largo may refer to:;Brazil*Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul;Uruguay*Cerro Largo Department*Cerro Largo FC...
- Campina das MissõesCampina das MissõesCampina das Missões is a Brazilian city of the state of the Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º59'20" S and longitude 54º50'22" W, being at an altitude of 163 meters. Its population estimate in 2004 was 6,622 inhabitants.-External links:*...
- Cândido GodóiCândido GodóiCândido Godói is a municipality of 6,641 inhabitants in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil near the Argentinian border, famous for the high number of twins born there...
External links
- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/ubiretama/
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- Coordinates: 28°2′45"S 54°40′51"W
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- Satellite images and Aerial photos: Google