Garruchos, Rio Grande do Sul
Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Garruchos is a municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 2,886 (2020 est.) in an area of 799.85 km2 (308.82 sq mi).[2] Its elevation is 69 m by the Uruguay River. It is located 627 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.
Garruchos | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location in Rio Grande do Sul state | |
  Garruchos Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 28°11′2″S 55°38′20″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Meso-region | Sudoeste Rio-Grandense |
| Micro-region | Campanha Ocidental |
| Area | |
• Total | 799.85 km2 (308.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 2,886 |
| • Density | 3.608/km2 (9.345/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 97685-xxx |
| Website | www |
The town is situated by the Uruguay River which forms the border with Argentina to the west; an Argentine settlement with the same name, Garruchos, is on the other side.
The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Garabí Dam.[3]
