Quaraí
{{Short description|Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Quaraí
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_shield = Brasão de Quaraí - RS.svg
| image_flag = Bandeira de Quaraí - RS.svg
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_map = RioGrandedoSul Municip Quarai.svg
| map_caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
| pushpin_map = Brazil
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
| coordinates = {{coord|30|23|15|S|56|27|5|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Brazil
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = South
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Rio Grande do Sul
| subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion
| subdivision_name3 = Sudoeste Rio-Grandense
| subdivision_type4 = Microregion
| subdivision_name4 = Campanha Ocidental
| subdivision_type5 = Metrop. region
| subdivision_name5 =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| elevation_m = 112
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3,147.63
| area_metro_km2 =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 22,607
| population_as_of = 2020 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/quarai/panorama IBGE 2020]
| population_metro =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| blank_name_sec1 = HDI
| blank_info_sec1 =
| timezone1 = BRT
| utc_offset1 = −3
| timezone1_DST =
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 97560-xxx
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code =
| website = {{url|http://www.quarai.rs.gov.br}}
}}
Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state.[http://cod.ibge.gov.br/MNI Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística] Its elevation is 112 m. It is located 590 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay and southeast of Alegrete.
Neighbouring municipalities
- Uruguaiana, north
- Rosário do Sul, east
- Santana do Livramento, south
- Artigas, Uruguay, south
- Alegrete, northwest
Flag
Created in 1971, the flag is made up of three stripes, blue, green and white in normal tones, it features a blue and red triangle-rectangle and a quadrilateral green that ascends between the two triangles with a blue triangle and in the left side of the flag, the angle of the green triangle is low and right. The center is elliptically vertical, in the white panel, the coat of arms added under law 400 December 21, 1964.
Geography
The area includes the Cerro do Jarau, a crater with 5.5 km in diameter dating back to around 117 million years and Salamanda do Jarau.
Population
class="wikitable" | |
Year | Population |
---|---|
1996 | 23,244 |
1997 | 23,430 |
1998 | 23,618 |
1999 | 23,809 |
2000 | 24,002 |
2004 | 24,987 |
2020 | 22,607 |
History
The first inhabitants were South American Indians including the Jarros, Guenoas, Minuanos and the Charruas people. The city was created on 8 April 1875.
The creation
The diplomatic action of the Treaty of Badajoz was signed in 1801 in which the then territorial boundary of Rio Grande do Sul became bounded at the Rio Quaraí. In 1814, its first ranches were founded.
Consular representation
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
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|collapsed = Y
|location = Quaraí (1976–2005)
|Jan record high C = 37.0
|Feb record high C = 35.7
|Mar record high C = 34.6
|Apr record high C = 31.3
|May record high C = 28.3
|Jun record high C = 26.3
|Jul record high C = 27.0
|Aug record high C = 29.0
|Sep record high C = 30.4
|Oct record high C = 33.0
|Nov record high C = 34.6
|Dec record high C = 36.3
|Jan record low C = 12.9
|Feb record low C = 12.2
|Mar record low C = 10.1
|Apr record low C = 5.4
|May record low C = 1.9
|Jun record low C = -0.9
|Jul record low C = -1.1
|Aug record low C = 0.6
|Sep record low C = 1.8
|Oct record low C = 5.2
|Nov record low C = 8.2
|Dec record low C = 10.9
|Jan high C = 31.5
|Feb high C = 30.1
|Mar high C = 28.5
|Apr high C = 24.6
|May high C = 21.1
|Jun high C = 18.3
|Jul high C = 18.2
|Aug high C = 20.2
|Sep high C = 21.7
|Oct high C = 24.7
|Nov high C = 27.2
|Dec high C = 30.3
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 25.5
|Feb mean C = 24.5
|Mar mean C = 23.0
|Apr mean C = 19.2
|May mean C = 15.9
|Jun mean C = 13.6
|Jul mean C = 13.5
|Aug mean C = 14.9
|Sep mean C = 16.3
|Oct mean C = 19.1
|Nov mean C = 21.3
|Dec mean C = 24.1
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 19.5
|Feb low C = 19.0
|Mar low C = 17.6
|Apr low C = 13.9
|May low C = 10.8
|Jun low C = 8.8
|Jul low C = 8.8
|Aug low C = 9.6
|Sep low C = 10.8
|Oct low C = 13.6
|Nov low C = 15.4
|Dec low C = 17.9
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 132.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 123.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 133.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 105.9
|May precipitation mm = 107.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 93.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 92.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 83.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 117.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 140.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 93.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 115.2
|year precipitation mm =
| Jan humidity = 66
| Feb humidity = 70
| Mar humidity = 75
| Apr humidity = 77
| May humidity = 81
| Jun humidity = 80
| Jul humidity = 80
| Aug humidity = 76
| Sep humidity = 71
| Oct humidity = 70
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 64
| year humidity =
|Jan sun = 278
|Feb sun = 232
|Mar sun = 232
|Apr sun = 201
|May sun = 178
|Jun sun = 139
|Jul sun = 159
|Aug sun = 178
|Sep sun = 194
|Oct sun = 234
|Nov sun = 261
|Dec sun = 273
|year sun =
| source 1 = Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA){{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114130030/https://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/143521/1/Atlas-climatico-da-regiao-Sul-do-Brasil.pdf
| archive-date = 14 January 2024
| url = https://ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstream/item/143521/1/Atlas-climatico-da-regiao-Sul-do-Brasil.pdf
| title = Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul.
| publisher= EMBRAPA
| access-date = 25 May 2024}}
}}
See also
References
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090728043704/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/quarai/ {{in lang|pt}}
{{Campanha Ocidental}}
{{Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul}}
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