Júlio de Castilhos
Municipality in South, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town. For the politician (and namesake), see Júlio de Castilhos (politician).
Júlio de Castilhos is a municipality of the central part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 19,224 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,929.38 km².[2] Its elevation is 529 m (Praça "João Vieira de Alvarenga"), 516 m at the meteorological station and 503.81 m at the railway station. It is located 627 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete. The city is considered the Brazilian capital of the Charolais cattle.
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Júlio de Castilhos | |
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Coordinates: 29°13′37″S 53°40′54″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | South |
State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Mesoregion | Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense |
Microregion | Santiago |
Area | |
• Total | 1,929.38 km2 (744.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 19,224 |
• Density | 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal code | 98130-xxx |
Website | www |
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The municipality is named after the Brazilian advocate, journalist and politician Júlio Prates de Castilhos.