Maçambará is a small
Brazil
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ian
municipality
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in the western part of the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
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. The population is 4,562 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,682.82 km
2. Its elevation is 110 m. It is located west of the state capital of
Porto Alegre
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and northeast of
Alegrete
Alegrete () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is . Its estimated population in 2020 was 73,028 inhabitants and the total area is (the largest Municipalities of Braz ...
.
The municipality contains part of the
São Donato Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1975 that protects an area of wetlands on the Butuí River, a tributary of the
Uruguay River
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.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Itaqui
Itaqui is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Argentina, Argentinian border, between Uruguaiana and São Borja. It sits at a mean altitude of 57 me ...
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São Borja
São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Places of the Missions, and na ...
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Alegrete
Alegrete () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is . Its estimated population in 2020 was 73,028 inhabitants and the total area is (the largest Municipalities of Braz ...
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Unistalda
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São Francisco de Assis
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See also
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List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregio ...
References
External links
*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/macambara/
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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