Capão do Leão is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of

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. The population is 25,409 (2020 est.) in an area of 785.37 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
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Bounding municipalities

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References

External links

Official website of the town hall
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210757/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/arroiogrande/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Capao do Leao Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul Pelotas (micro-region)