Canguçu

Canguçu
Municipality
Flag of Canguçu
Flag
Coat of arms of Canguçu
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
"Justiça, igualdade, perfeição"
Location of Canguçu in Rio Grande do Sul
Location of Canguçu in Rio Grande do Sul
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionSudeste Rio-Grandense
MicroregionPelotas
Founded27 June 1857
Government
 • MayorVinícius Pegoraro (MDB, 2021 - 2024)
Area
 • Total
3,526.253 km2 (1,361.494 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
56,370
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
DemonymCanguçuense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
WebsiteOfficial website

Canguçu (population: 56,211)[1] is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil. East Pomeranian, a dialect of Low German, has co-official status in Canguçu.

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020

31°24′S 52°41′W / 31.400°S 52.683°W / -31.400; -52.683


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