Cacequi
Cacequi | |
|---|---|
 Location within Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 23 December 1944 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,441 km2 (942 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Population (2004 est.) | |
| • Total | 15,599 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Cacequi is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its altitude is 103 meters.
Emancipation date: 23 December 1944.
The Patron Saint is Our Lady of Victory.
Its approximate resident population is 15,599 (2004 est.)
Its area is 2,441 km².
The distance from the city of Porto Alegre is 407 km.
The name of the city derives from the Tupi language: Cacequi, (bean's water) from cumandá, bean; í, water.
Other definition say the name of the city means: indigenous chief water or indigenous chief River.
The mayor of the city is Renê Mendonça Fernandes.
