São Luiz Gonzaga

São Luiz Gonzaga
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
São Luiz Gonzaga Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 28°24′28″S 54°57′39″W / 28.40778°S 54.96083°W / -28.40778; -54.96083Coordinates: 28°24′28″S 54°57′39″W / 28.40778°S 54.96083°W / -28.40778; -54.96083
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Micro-region	Santo Ângelo
Area
• Total	1,295.68 km2 (500.26 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	33,293
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)

São Luiz Gonzaga (Portuguese for St. Aloysius Gonzaga) is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 33,293 (2020 est.) in an area of 1295,68 km².^[2] It was founded in the 17th century as a Jesuit mission town. It is located 503 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.

Bounding municipalities[]

• Roque Gonzales
• Rolador
• Caibaté
• São Miguel das Missões
• Bossoroca
• Santo Antônio das Missões
• São Nicolau
• Dezesseis de Novembro

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/saoluizgonzaga/ (in Portuguese)

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