Santo Antônio das Missões (

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meaning "Saint Anthony of the missions") is a

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in the western part of the state of

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. The population is 10,050 (2020 est.) in an area of 1710.87 km². Distance from the state capital of

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is 534 km west and tens of kilometres east from the

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border but the municipality does not border since it is close. The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed

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Bounding municipalities

* São Nicolau *

São Luiz Gonzaga São Luiz Gonzaga (Portuguese for St. Aloysius Gonzaga) is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population is 33,293 (2020 est.) in an area of 1295,68 km². It was founded in the 17th century as a Jesuit mission tow ...

Bossoroca Bossoroca is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 6,205 (2020 est.) in an area of 1610.57 km². The name comes from the Guarani language, and may mean erosion. It is located 524 km we ...

* Itacurubi *

São Borja São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named ...

* Garruchos

References

External links

Granizo gigante de 20 de outubro de 2007
*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/stoantoniomissoes/ Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub