Pedras Altas ( Portuguese meaning "High Rocks") is a Brazilian

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 ...

in the southern part of the state of

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

. The population is 1,954 (2020 est.) in an area of 1377.37 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The Jaguarão River, which forms the border with

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

here, flows along the southwestern part of the municipality.

Bounding municipalities

* Aceguá *

Candiota Candiota is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 9,647. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul References

Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoS ...

Herval Herval is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 6,814 (2020 est.) in an area of 1757.84 km². Its elevation is 287 m. Its main industry is agriculture. Herval is situated south ...

Pinheiro Machado Pinheiro Machado () is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. History Pinheiro Machado is one of the most ancient towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Until 1830, the area was owned by the city of Rio Grande. After it beca ...

References

External links

Official website
*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/pedrasaltas/ {{Authority control Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul