São Lourenço do Sul
Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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São Lourenço do Sul is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The municipality had 43,111 inhabitants in the last Census (2010). Its population in 2020 was estimated in 43,540 inhabitants. It is located at the west bank of the big lagoon Lagoa dos Patos.
São Lourenço do Sul | |
|---|---|
Location within Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′02.14″S 51°58′46.37″W | |
| Country | |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 26 April 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rudinei Harter (PDT); (2017–2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,036.125 km2 (786.152 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 43,540 |
| • Density | 21.38/km2 (55.38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 96170-000 |
| Website | http://www.saolourencodosul.rs.gov.br/ |
The municipality contains part of the 7,993-hectare (19,750-acre) Camaquã State Park, created in 1975.[2]