Entre-Ijuís is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

of the western part of the

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of Rio Grande do Sul,

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. The population is 8,938 (according to IBGE 2010 census) in an area of 552.60 km². It takes its name from the Ijuí Grand River, on which it is situated. It is located 435 km west of the state capital of

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, northeast of Alegrete.

History

Entre-Ijuís district is created in 1948, by Municipal Law nº 3 of August 26 of the same year.The municipality of Entre-Ijuís was created by state law nº 8558 of April 13, 1988 year upon majority votes in favor of emancipation on plebiscite held on December 20, 1987, year.

Bounding municipalities

Santo Ângelo Santo Ângelo is a municipality located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It has about 77,568 inhabitants (according to 2020 IBGE estimate) and the total area of the municipality is about 679 km². It borders Giruá to the n ...

Catuípe Catuípe is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 8,701 (2020 est.) in an area of 583.26 km². Its nickname is ''Land of Spring Water'' for the springs located around the municipality. It ...

Coronel Barros Coronel Barros is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with ov ...

Eugênio de Castro Eugênio de Castro is a municipality of the northern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 2,352 (2020 est.) in an area of 419.32 km². It is located 435 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre Porto Ale ...

São Miguel das Missões São Miguel das Missões is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. Important 17th century Spanish Jesuit mission ruins are located in the municipality. San Miguel Mission is within Santo Ângelo Microregion, and the Riogrand ...

Vitória das Missões Vitória das Missões is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 3,092 (2020 est.) in an area of 259.61 km². It is located 461 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of ...

References

External links

*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/entre-ijuis/ Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub