Coqueiros do Sul

Southern Coconut Trees Coqueiros do Sul
Municipality
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Southern Coconut Trees Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 28.118889°S 52.782778°W / -28.118889; -52.782778
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Carazinho
Founded	March 20, 1992 (1992-03-20)
Government
• Mayor	Valoir Chapuis (PP) (2017–2020)
Area
• Total	277.6 km2 (107.2 sq mi)
Elevation	601 m (1,972 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	2,457
• Density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Demonym	Coqueirense
Time zone	UTC−03:00 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−02:00 (BRT DST)
Postal code	99528-000
Area code	+54
Website	www.coqueirosul.com.br

Coqueiros do Sul is a municipality in the North-west of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It's part of the subregion of Carazinho and is situated 306 km to the north-west of Porto Alegre, capital of the state. It is situated on a latitude of -28.118889 and a longitude of -52.782778, and an elevation of 601 meters above the sea level.

It has an area of 277.637 square kilometres (107.196 sq mi) and had a population of roughly 2,457 inhabitants in 2016 but could have increased to 2327 in 2018.

The municipality has a 98.8% schooling percentage. The child mortality rate is 47.62 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Its population are mostly from German descent (60% in its origin, roughly), but also of Italian and Portuguese descent.

The main economy production of Coqueiros do Sul is agriculture. Soybeans, corn and wheat are the major products.

Photos

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  A church in Coqueiros do Sul
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  14th Meeting of the Lamb family

See also

• List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

References

• "Coqueiros do Sul". IBGE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-07-15.