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Arroio do Meio

Coordinates: 29°24′S 51°57′W / 29.400°S 51.950°W / -29.400; -51.950
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Arroio do Meio
Municipality
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionCentro Oriental Rio-grandense[1]
MicroregionLajeado-Estrela [1]
Settled1853
FoundedNovember 28, 1934
Government
 • MayorSidnei Eckerdt (PMDB) (PPB)
Area
 • Total157.955 km2 (60.987 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
est. IBGE/2008[2]
 • Total18,878
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone-3
HDI0.837[3]
GDPR$ 405,662,000[4]
GDP per capitaR$22,123.00
Websitehttp://www.arroiodomeiors.com.br

Arroio do Meio is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is 98 km from Porto Alegre. It is on the banks of the Taquari River.

The territory was little populated before the arrival of Europeans. Settlement in the territory began in 1853, principally by Germans and Portuguese. The territory was formerly part of Lajeado and Encantado municipalities.


References

  1. ^ a b "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 de julho de 2008. Retrieved 11 de outubro de 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  2. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2008" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  3. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  4. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)

29°24′S 51°57′W / 29.400°S 51.950°W / -29.400; -51.950


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