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Barão is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km from Porto Alegre. The municipality is bordered by Carlos Barbosa (north), São Vendelino (east), Bom Princípio (southeast), Tupandi (southeast), São Pedro da Serra (south), Salvador do Sul (southwest), Poço das Antas (southwest), and Boa Vista do Sul (northwest).

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Settlement.name
Barão
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira de Barão (Rio Grande do Sul).png
Settlement.image_shield
Brasão de Barão (Rio Grande do Sul).png
Settlement.image_map
Locator map of Barão in Rio Grande do Sul.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Metropolitana de Porto Alegre
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Montenegro IBGE/2008
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Claudio Ferrari
Settlement.leader_party
PT
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
December 5, 1988

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
baronense
Population
5444
Area
124.497
Elevation
642
Official website
www.barao.rs.gov.br
Dialing code
51
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Commons category
Barão (Rio Grande do Sul)
inception
1988-00-00
Human Development Index
0.807
electorate
4864
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Barão is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It includes the districts Arroio Canoas, Francesa Alta, General Neto and Francesa Baixa. Barão is 80 km from Porto Alegre. The municipality is bordered by Carlos Barbosa (north), São Vendelino (east), Bom Princípio (southeast), Tupandi (southeast), São Pedro da Serra (south), Salvador do Sul (southwest), Poço das Antas (southwest), and Boa Vista do Sul (northwest).

The residents are primarily of German Brazilian descent.

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