Piratini
Piratini | |
|---|---|
 Catholic Church | |
 Seal | |
  Piratini Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′52″S 53°06′14″W / 31.44778°S 53.10389°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Sudoeste Rio-grandense |
| Microregion | Serras de Sudeste |
| Founded | 6 July 1789 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vilso Agnelo da Silva Gomes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,561,480 km2 (1,375,100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,831 |
| • Density | 0.0056/km2 (0.014/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Piratinenses |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Piratini is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with a population of some 19,000.[1] It is the former capital of the short-lived Riograndense Republic which was proclaimed on September 11, 1836.
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