Nova Palma

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Nova Palma
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Nova Palma
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°28′19″S53°28′8″W / 29.47194°S 53.46889°W / -29.47194; -53.46889 Coordinates: 29°28′19″S53°28′8″W / 29.47194°S 53.46889°W / -29.47194; -53.46889
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
Population
 (2020 [1] )
  Total6,515
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)

Nova Palma is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The municipality contains part of the hydroelectric Dona Francisca Dam on the upper Jacuí River. [2]

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References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Dona Francisca (in Portuguese), OSAB: Observatório Sócio-Ambiental da Baragens, retrieved 2017-01-20