Mato Leitão is a municipality in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil
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.
Geography
Mato Leitão is located at a
latitude
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29º31'28" south and a
longitude
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52º07'43" west, being at an
altitude
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of 81 meters (266 feet).
It has an area of 45.9 km² (17.7 mi²) and a population of 3 869 inhabitants (2010).
In the main avenue of the city, Leopoldo A. Hinterholz Av., are located the cathedral, the prefecture, the
SEUBV and most of the local trade.
Culture and Economy
Known as the "Capital of the beautiful woman" and the "City of Orchids", Mato Leitão is a city of German colonization that has its economy based on agriculture - especially corn and tobacco - and food and footwear industry.
It's a peaceful place, where you can find typical German cookery and festivities. A curiosity is that there are many localities in Mato Leitão where people talk preferentially speak German to Portuguese.
Quality of Life
There are 4 schools in Mato Leitão, only 1 with High Schools' studies. However, Mato Leitão is considered as a reference in education, being in the top 15 at the state. Similarly, public health is a source of pride.
As an example, Mato Leitão has a 96.2%
literacy rate
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and
HDI
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, wh ...
of 0.746.
Also, Mato Leitão is a very safe place, where crimes like thefts and murders are extremely rare.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregion ...
References
External links
* FEEDADOS: http://feedados.fee.tche.br/
* Municipal Anthem: http://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Hino_do_munic%C3%ADpio_de_Mato_Leit%C3%A3o
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Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul