Jaguarão

Jaguarão
Jaguarão
Municipality
	Municipality of Jaguarão
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	Location of Jaguarão in Rio Grande do Sul
	Jaguarão
	Coordinates: 32°33′57″S 53°22′33″W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Jaguarão
Area
• Total	2,054.4 km2 (793.2 sq mi)
Population (2020 )
• Total	26,500
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
HDI (2010)	0.707 – high

Jaguarão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒaɡwɐˈɾɐ̃w]) is a municipality in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul located on the shores of the Jaguarão River, bordering Uruguay.

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It lies a short distance inland from the Mirim Lagoon.

In 1865 it was the site of the Battle of Jaguarão, fought against Uruguayan forces.

Located in the extreme south of Brazil and the border with Uruguay, the Baron of Mauá International Bridge links it with Río Branco.

Uruguay has a Consulate in Jaguarão.^[3]

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IBGE 2020
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"Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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"Directorio de oficinas consulares Uruguayas en el mundo". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.

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Jaguarão
Municipality
Municipality of Jaguarão

Flag Coat of arms
Location of Jaguarão in Rio Grande do Sul
Jaguarão
Coordinates: 32°33′57″S 53°22′33″W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Sudeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Jaguarão
Area
• Total	2,054.4 km² (793.2 sq mi)
Population (2020 ^[1])
• Total	26,500
• Density	13/km² (33/sq mi)
HDI (2010)	0.707 – high^[2]