Derrubadas
{{Short description|Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}}
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| population_demonym = Derrubadense
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
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| subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion
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| subdivision_name1 = South
| subdivision_name2 = Rio Grande do Sul
| subdivision_name3 = Noroeste Rio-Grandense
| subdivision_name4 = Três Passos
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 20 March 1992
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Alair Cemin (MDB, 2021 - 2024)
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| website = {{official website|http://www.derrubadas-rs.com.br/}}
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| timezone = BRT
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| image_flag = Flag of the Brazilian city of Derrubadas.jpg
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| map_caption = Location of Derrubadas in Rio Grande do Sul
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Derrubadas is a municipality of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Geography
It is located at 27º15'53" South, 53º51'39" West, at an altitude of 485 meters above sea level. In 2020, its population was estimated at 2,761 people.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/derrubadas/panorama IBGE 2020]
Occupying an area of 365.44 square kilometers, it is bounded in the north by the Uruguay River, where it is opposite Argentina and the state of Santa Catarina.
The municipality contains the {{convert|17491|ha}} Turvo State Park, created in 1947.{{citation|ref={{harvid|PES do Turvo – ISA}}|language=pt
|title=PES do Turvo|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/597608|access-date=2016-11-11}}
The state park covers almost half of the municipality.{{citation|ref={{harvid|Parque do Turvo – Municipio de Derrubadas}}|language=pt|title=Parque do Turvo|publisher=Municipio de Derrubadas|url=http://www.derrubadas-rs.com.br/index.php/parque-do-turvo|access-date=2016-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112080718/http://www.derrubadas-rs.com.br/index.php/parque-do-turvo|archive-date=2016-11-12|url-status=dead}}
The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Panambi Dam.{{citation|ref={{harvid|Eletrobras apresenta Garabi-Panambi a prefeitos}}|language=pt |title=Eletrobras apresenta Garabi-Panambi a prefeitos|publisher=Eletrobras CGTEE|date=7 April 2014
|url=https://www.eletrobras.com/elb/data/Pages/LUMISA45EAE8AITEMID80DA80DD9B7B424E962A39096E158BD1PTBRIE.htm|access-date=2016-11-11}}
See also
References
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Category:Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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