Cerrito, Rio Grande do Sul
Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Cerrito is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 6,047 (2020 est.) in an area of 451.70 km2.[2] The municipality was formed in 1997 from part of the municipality Pedro Osório.[3]
Cerrito | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul state | |
  Cerrito Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′23″S 52°48′46″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Sudeste Rio-Grandense |
| Microregion | Pelotas |
| Area | |
• Total | 451.70 km2 (174.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 6,047 |
| • Density | 13.39/km2 (34.67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 96935-xxx |
| Website | www |
Bounding municipalities
- Pedro Osório, southwest
Mayors
| Nº | Name | Party | Election | Start | End | Ref | |
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| 1 | Adão Orlando Alves | PMDB | 1996 | January 1, 1997 | January 1, 2001 | [4] | |
| 2 | Nilo Gonçalves | 2000 | January 1, 2001 | January 1, 2005 | [5] | ||
| 3 | Adão Orlando Alves | 2004 | January 1, 2005 | January 1, 2009 | [6] | ||
| 4 | José Flávio Vieira | PP | 2008 | January 1, 2009 | January 1, 2013 | [7] | |
| 2012 | January 1, 2013 | January 1, 2017 | [8] | ||||
| 5 | Douglas da Silveira | 2016 | January 1, 2017 | January 1, 2021 | [9] | ||
| 2020 | January 1, 2021 | Incumbent | [10] | ||||
