Caracol (Mato Grosso do Sul)

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Caracol
Coordinates: 22 ° 1 ′  S , 57 ° 1 ′  W
Map: Brazil
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Caracol
Caracol on the map of Brazil
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Mato Grosso do Sul
City foundation November 14, 1963
Residents 5769  (2013)
City insignia
Band Caracol.png
Detailed data
surface 2940 km 2
Population density 2 people / km 2
height 212  m
City structure 3 districts: Caracol (seat), Alto Caracol and Destacamento São Carlos
Waters Rio Apa
Time zone UTC −4
City Presidency Manoel Vias dos Santos ( PR ) (2013-2016)
City patron Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro
Website ww2.pmcaracol.ms.gov.br
Mesoregion southwest
Location of Caracol in Mato Grosso do Sul (ISO 3166-2: BR-MS)
Location of Caracol in Mato Grosso do Sul (ISO 3166-2: BR-MS)

Caracol , officially Município de Caracol , is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the south-west mesoregion in the Bodoquena microregion .

The area of ​​the municipality borders on Paraguay . A planned 120 meter long bridge over the Rio Apa is to connect the place with San Carlos on the Paraguayan side.

Web links

Commons : Caracol (Mato Grosso do Sul)  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. IBGE : Cidades @: Caracol. Retrieved August 30, 2014 (Portuguese).
  2. Luciana Brazil, Leonardo Rocha: Construção de pontes e até linhas aéreas irão integrar MS ao Paraguai. In: Campo Grande News of May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014 (Portuguese).