São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul

Terra Boa
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Rio Grande do Sul
Terra Boa Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°33′1″S 55°7′52″W / 29.55028°S 55.13111°W / -29.55028; -55.13111
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Southwestern Rio Grande do Sul (Sudoeste Rio-Grandense)
Microregion	Campanha Ocidental
Founded	January 4, 1884
Area
• Total	2,503.9 km2 (966.8 sq mi)
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	18,205
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Demonym	Assissense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	97610-xxx
IBGE code	4318101
Website	saofranciscoassis.rs.gov.br

São Francisco de Assis is a Brazilian municipality in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has a population of 18,205 (2020). Its elevation is 151 m. It has an area of 2,530.9 km². It is located 434 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre. The nickname of the city is Sao Chico.

The city is situated by the Jaguari, near the city of Santa Maria. They plant soy and produce milk. The city had been showing significant growth, compared to the last decade.

References

External links

• http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/saofranciscoassis/ (in Portuguese)

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