São Lourenço do Sul

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
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Location within Rio Grande do Sul
São Lourenço do Sul
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 31°22′02.14″S 51°58′46.37″W
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
Founded26 April 1884
Government
  MayorRudinei Harter (PDT); (2017–2020)
Area
  Total2,036.125 km2 (786.152 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total43,540
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code
96170-000
Websitehttp://www.saolourencodosul.rs.gov.br/

The municipality contains part of the 7,993-hectare (19,750-acre) Camaquã State Park, created in 1975.[2]

Government (in Portuguese)

Coordinates

31°22′02.14″S 51°58′46.37″W

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Parque Estadual do Camaquã (in Portuguese), SEMA: Secretaria do Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (RS), retrieved 2017-01-22


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