Vitória das Missões is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the western part of the
state
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of
Rio Grande do Sul
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,
Brazil
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. The population is 3,092 (2020 est.) in an area of 259.61 km².
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> It is located 461 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre
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, northeast of Alegrete
Alegrete () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is . Its estimated population in 2020 was 73,028 inhabitants and the total area is (the largest Municipalities of Braz ...
and east of Argentina
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. Its nickname is "Progress" (''Progresso'' in Portuguese).
Bounding municipalities
* Santo Ângelo
* Entre-Ijuís
*São Miguel das Missões
São Miguel das Missões is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. Important 17th century Spanish Jesuit mission ruins are located in the municipality. San Miguel Mission is within Santo Ângelo Microregion, and the Riogran ...
*Caibaté
Caibaté is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 4,823 (2020 est.) in an area of 259.66 km2. The name comes from the Tupi language. It is located 524 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, ...
*Guarani das Missões
Guarani das Missões is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Guarani das Missões calls itself the ''Polish Capital of Rio Grande do Sul'' because it was settled primarily by Polish immigrants, starting over one century ago ...
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 mesoregio ...
References
External links
*http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/vitoriadasmissoes/
Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
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