Mata, Rio Grande do Sul

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Mata
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°33′57″S54°27′36″W / 29.56583°S 54.46000°W / -29.56583; -54.46000 Coordinates: 29°33′57″S54°27′36″W / 29.56583°S 54.46000°W / -29.56583; -54.46000
Country Brazil
Region South
State Rio Grande do Sul
Government
   Mayor Sergio Roni Bruning
Area
  Total312.120 km2 (120.510 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1] )
  Total4,797
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)

Mata is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

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Paleontology

The city of Mata has large deposits of petrified trees.

Museum of the city that have fossils:

  1. Museum Daniel Cargnin.
  2. Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata

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