| Arroio do Tigre | |
| — Municipality — | |
| Nickname(s): Celeiro do centro-serra | |
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| Coordinates: 29°19′58″S 53°05′34″W / 29.33278°S 53.09278°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
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| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Centro Oriental Rio-grandense [1] |
| Microregion | Santa Cruz do Sul [1] |
| Founded | November 6, 1963 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Gilberto Rathke |
| Area | |
| - Total | 318.524 km2 (123 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population est. IBGE/2008 [2] | |
| - Total | 13,126 |
| - Density | 41.2/km2 (106.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | -3 (UTC) |
| HDI | 0.764[3] |
| GDP | R$ 125,575,000[4] |
| GDP per capita | R$10,093.00 |
Arroio do Tigre is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The principal settlement of the region occurred around 1900, when German settlers migrated from the "colônias velhas" of Santa Cruz do Sul and the surrounding areas. Afterwards there was an influx of Italian Brazilians and Portuguese Brazilians. In 1920 it began to be known as Vila Tigre, and found its first commercial buildings, Catholic and Evangelical churches, and later, the Hospital Santa Rosa de Lima and Colégio Sagrado Coração de Jesus. In 1920 an agricultural cooperative, Cooperativa Agrícola Mista Linha Cereja (COMACEL), was founded, which is still active.
Until 1929 the region was part of the municipality of Soledade, then became the third district of Sobradinho. It became its own municipality on November 6, 1963, by the Law No. 605A.
References
- ^ 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. ftp://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/Organizacao/Divisao_Territorial/2008/DTB_2008.zip. Retrieved on 11 de outubro de 2008.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2008" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 August 2008. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2008/POP2008_DOU.pdf. Retrieved on 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 on 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 on 11 October 2008.
Coordinates: 29°20′S 53°06′W / 29.333°S 53.1°W
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