Arroio do Sal

Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Coordinates: 29°33′03″S 49°53′20″W / 29.55083°S 49.88889°W / -29.55083; -49.88889CountryBrazilStateRio Grande do SulMesoregionMetropolitana de Porto Alegre[1]MicroregionOsório[1]FoundedApril 22, 1988Government
 • MayorJoão Luiz da RochaArea
 • Total120.939 km2 (46.695 sq mi)Elevation
6 m (20 ft)Population
 (2020[2])
 • Total10,279 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI0.813[3]GDPR$ 54,357,000[4]GDP per capitaR$8,140.00Websitearroiodosal.rs.gov.br

Arroio do Sal is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is about 30 km south of Torres and 30 km north of Capão da Canoa, thus in about the northern half of the state's shoreline. It is 175 km from Porto Alegre, with which it is connected via BR 101 and BR 290.

Though the population is only about 10,000, during the summer tourism season the number of people increases to about 90,000. It includes 27 km of the Atlantic coast and has about 60 beaches.

References

  1. ^ a b "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
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Capital: Porto Alegre
Mesoregion Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense
Restinga Seca
Santa Maria
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