Metropolitan Porto Alegre

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Metropolitana de Porto Alegre
RioGrandedoSul Meso MetropolitanadePortoAlegre.svg
Country Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Area
  Total29,734.98 km2 (11,480.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total5,168,413
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)

Metropolitan Porto Alegre (Portuguese : Metropolitana de Porto Alegre) is one of the seven Mesoregions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It consists of 98 municipalities, grouped in 6 Microregions: [1]

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