Caibaté is a
municipality
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of the
state
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of
Rio Grande do Sul
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,
Brazil
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. The population is 4,823 (2020 est.) in an area of 259.66 km
2.
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The name comes from the Tupi language
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. It is located 524 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre
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, northeast of Alegrete
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.
Bounding municipalities
* Mato Queimado
* Guarani das Missões
* Vitória das Missões
*São Luiz Gonzaga
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* Rolador
See also
* List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224212/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/caibate/
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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