The Campanha Ocidental micro-region (''Microrregião de Campanha Ocidental'', meaning the western fields in

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) is a

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in the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul,

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. The area is 31,125.429 km² making it the largest micro-region in the state nearly covering one-tenth of the entire state, much of the central and eastern portions remain underpopulated.

Municipalities

The microregion consists of the following municipalities:Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
territorial division. * Alegrete * Barra do Quaraí * Garruchos *

Itaqui Itaqui is a municipality in Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Argentinian border, between Uruguaiana and São Borja. It sits at a mean altitude of 57 meters (187 ft), by the Uruguay Ri ...

* Maçambara * Manoel Viana *

Quaraí Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state. Its elevation is 112 m. It ...

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 name ...

São Francisco de Assis São Francisco de Assis, Portuguese for Saint Francis of Assisi, may refer to: * São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * São Francisco de Assis do Piauí, municipality in the State of Pi ...

Uruguaiana Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the eastern shore of the Uruguay River bordering Argentina. Opposite to Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of P ...

References

Microregions of Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub