Cerrito, Rio Grande do Sul

Cerrito is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 6,047 (2020 est.) in an area of 451.70 km².^[2] The municipality was formed in 1997 from part of the municipality Pedro Osório.^[3]

Cerrito
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
Cerrito Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 31°51′23″S 52°48′46″W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Pelotas
Area
• Total	451.70 km2 (174.40 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	6,047
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	96935-xxx
Website	www.cerrito.rs.gov.br

Bounding municipalities

• Pedro Osório, southwest

Mayors

List of Cerrito mayors

Nº	Name	Party		Election	Start	End	Ref
1	Adão Orlando Alves		PMDB	1996	January 1, 1997	January 1, 2001	[4]
2	Nilo Gonçalves			2000	January 1, 2001	January 1, 2005	[5]
3	Adão Orlando Alves			2004	January 1, 2005	January 1, 2009	[6]
4	José Flávio Vieira		PP	2008	January 1, 2009	January 1, 2013	[7]
				2012	January 1, 2013	January 1, 2017	[8]
5	Douglas da Silveira			2016	January 1, 2017	January 1, 2021	[9]
				2020	January 1, 2021	Incumbent	[10]

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
3. IBGE, History of Cerrito
4. "Eleições Municipais 1996 - 1º Turno Cerrito". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
5. "Eleições Municipais 2000 - 1º Turno Cerrito". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
6. "Eleições Municipais 2004 - 1º Turno Cerrito". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
7. "Eleições Municipais 2008 - 1º Turno Cerrito". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
8. "Eleições Municipais 2012 - 1º Turno Cerrito". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
9. "Eleições Municipais 2016 - 1º Turno Cerrito". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
10. "Resultados consolidados das eleições - Eleições 2020 Cerrito". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Retrieved November 7, 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Official website of the prefecture
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071117014913/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/cerrito/ (in Portuguese)