| André da Rocha | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Nickname(s): "Pequeno Grande Pago" | |
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| Coordinates: 28°37′51″S 51°34′15″W / 28.63083°S 51.57083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Nordeste Rio-grandense [1] |
| Microregion | Guaporé |
| Founded | May 12, 1988 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ademir Antônio Zanotto (PP) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 329.736 km2 (127.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) |
| Population est. IBGE/2008 [2] | |
| - Total | 1,262 |
| - Density | 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | -3 (UTC) |
| HDI | 0.815[3] |
| GDP | R$ 15,913,000[4] |
| GDP per capita | R$13,789.00 |
André da Rocha is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is surrounded by the municipalities Nova Prata, Protásio Alves, and Guabiju.
It was split off from Lagoa Vermelha in 1988, and named in honor of Desembargador Manuel André da Rocha, the first judge of the comarca of Lagoa Vermelha, and active defender of the municipality, which became a Republican redoubt during the Federalist Riograndense Revolution (1893).
André da Rocha is the least populous city of Rio Grande do Sul, with only 1,262 inhabitants.
References
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. ftp://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/Organizacao/Divisao_Territorial/2008/DTB_2008.zip. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2008". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 August 2008. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2008/POP2008_DOU.pdf. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20(pelos%20dados%20de%202000).htm. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
See also
Coordinates: 28°38′S 51°34′W / 28.633°S 51.567°W
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