Cerrito is a Brazilian municipality in the southern part of the state of

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. The population is 6,047 (2020 est.) in an area of 451.70 km². The municipality was formed in 1997 from part of the municipality

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.IBGE, History of Cerrito
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Bounding municipalities

, southwest

Mayors

References

External links

Official website of the prefecture
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071117014913/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/cerrito/ Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul Pelotas (micro-region) {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub