Canoas

comune brasiliano

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Canoas is a city in southern Brazil that is part of the Greater Porto Alegre metropolitan area and is notable for being one of the largest and economically important municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city, officially established in 1939 and named after the canoes historically crafted there, plays a significant role in the region's economy and population distribution.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Canoas
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.website: canoas.rs.gov.br
Settlement.image_caption: From top to bottom, left to right: .
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Canoas.png
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao canoas.png
Settlement.image_map: Locator map of Canoas in Rio Grande do Sul.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rio Grande do Sul
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Airton Souza

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Demonym: canoense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Rio Grande do Sul
Population: 279127
Area: 131.097
Elevation: 8
Shares border with: Esteio
Official website: www.canoas.rs.gov.br
Image: Aviao-1-.jpg
Dialing code: 51

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Commons category: Canoas
topic's main category: Category:Canoas
Commons gallery: Canoas
postal code: 92000-000
inception: 1939-06-27
electorate: 252678

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Article · Italiano

Canoas è un comune del Brasile nello Stato del Rio Grande do Sul, parte della mesoregione Metropolitana de Porto Alegre e della microregione di Porto Alegre. Il suo territorio è interamente urbanizzato e rientra nell'area metropolitana di Porto Alegre. Canoas è sede della Università Luterana del Brasile (Ulbra).

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