Independência is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of the western part of the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

of Rio Grande do Sul,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The population is 6,109 (2020 est.) in an area of 357.44 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> Its elevation is .

Bounding municipalities

* Três de Maio * Alegria * Inhacorá * Catuípe * Giruá

References

External links

*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/independencia/ Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub