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Barão
—  Municipality  —

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Coordinates: 29°22′37″S 51°29′45″W / 29.37694°S 51.49583°W / -29.37694; -51.49583
Country Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion Metropolitana de Porto Alegre[1]
Microregion Montenegro IBGE/2008 [1]
Founded December 5, 1988
Government
 - Mayor Claudio Ferrari (PT)
Area
 - Total 124.497 km2 (48.1 sq mi)
Elevation 642 m (2,106 ft)
Population est. IBGE/2008 [2]
 - Total 5,444
 - Density 43.7/km2 (113.3/sq mi)
Time zone -3 (UTC)
HDI 0.807[3]
GDP R$ 40,682,000[4]
GDP per capita R$7,647.00

Barão is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km from Porto Alegre. The municipality is bordered by Carlos Barbosa (north), São Vendelino (east), Bom Princípio (southeast), Tupandi (southeast), São Pedro da Serra (south), Salvador do Sul (southwest), Poço das Antas (southwest), and Boa Vista do Sul (northwest).

The residents are primarily of German Brazilian descent.

References

  1. ^ a b "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 on 11 October 2008. 
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "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. 

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Coordinates: 29°22′37″S 51°29′45″W / 29.37694°S 51.49583°W / -29.37694; -51.49583



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