Santo Cristo

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Santo Cristo
Municipality
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Location of Santo Cristo in Rio Grande do Sul
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region South
State Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion Noroeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion Santa Rosa
Founded28 January 1955
Government
  MayorAdair Philippsen (MDB, 2021 - 2024)
Area
  Total367.202 km2 (141.777 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total14,177
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym Santocristense
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
Website Official website

Santo Cristo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 14,216.

The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Panambí Dam. [1]

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References

  1. Eletrobras apresenta Garabi-Panambi a prefeitos (in Portuguese), Eletrobras CGTEE, 7 April 2014, retrieved 2016-11-11

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