Pelotas
city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Pelotas is an Brazilian city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. 343,132 people lived here in 2020 which makes it the third-largest city in the state by population.
Pelotas | |
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| Nickname: Princess of the South | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
  Pelotas Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′19″S 52°20′33″W / 31.77194°S 52.34250°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Founded | 1812 |
| Incorporated | 1832 (town) |
| 1835 (city) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paula Schild Mascarenhas (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
| • Total | 343,132 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pelotense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC−3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC−2) |
| Website | Prefeitura de Pelotas |
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- ↑ Cidades@, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2007.(in Portuguese)
- ↑ IBGE 2020
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