Lajeado (Rio Grande do Sul)
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Coordinates: 29 ° 28 ′ S , 51 ° 58 ′ W Lajeado on the map of Rio Grande do Sul
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| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| City foundation | March 20, 1855 | |
| Residents | 113,998 (2018 (estimated)) | |
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| surface | 1,338.070 | |
| Population density | 79.44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 34.1 m | |
| Waters | Taquari | |
| Time zone | UTC −3 | |
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Lajeado is a city in Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul . It is considered the center in the valley of the Taquaris River (Vale do Taquari).
geography
Lajeado is about 120 kilometers from Porto Alegre , the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul . To the north the city borders on Arroio do Meio and Marques de Souza . In the south are the cities of Santa Clara do Sul and Cruzeiro do Sul . Lajeado is bounded to the east by the Taquari River , on whose other bank is Estrela . Lajeado is bounded to the west by Forquetinha and Santa Clara do Sul. The climate is subtropical .
history
Lajeado was founded on March 20, 1855.
The population was estimated at 113,998 in 2018; In 2010, a census counted 106,290 inhabitants.
sons and daughters of the town
- Urbano José Allgayer (1924–2019), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Passo Fundo
- Anuar Battisti (* 1953), Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Maringá
- Rodrigo Ely (* 1993), football player
Web links
- Prefecture website (Portuguese)
- IBGE to Lajeado. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .