Giruá
Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Giruá is a municipality in the northern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 15,863 (2020 est.) in an area of 855.92 km2.[2] It is located 474 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete. It also borders Santa Rosa and Santo Ângelo.
Giruá | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location in Rio Grande do Sul state | |
  Giruá Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 28°1′40″S 54°21′0″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Micro-region | Santo Ângelo |
| Area | |
• Total | 855.92 km2 (330.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 15,863 |
| • Density | 18.533/km2 (48.001/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | www |
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History
The area of Giruá was first inhabited by the Guarani people, and in the 17th century Jesuit missions arrived. The name Giruá comes from jerivá, an indigenous word for the fruit of the butia palm.
