Sapiranga ( port. Sapiranga ) - a municipality in Brazil , part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul . Part of the mesoregion Agglomeration of Porto Alegre . It is part of a large metropolitan area Agglomeration of Porto Alegre . Included in the economic and statistical micro-region of Porto Alegre . The population is 78,996 people in 2006 . It covers an area of 137.519 km². The population density is 574.4 people / km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Sapiranga | |||||
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| Sapiranga | |||||
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| A country |  Brazil | ||||
| State | Rio Grande do Sul | ||||
| The mayor | Nelson Spolaor ( PT ) | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Based | 1955 | ||||
| Square | 137,519 km² | ||||
| Center height | 36 m | ||||
| Climate type | subtropical | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 3 , summer UTC − 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 78 996 people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 574.4 people / km² | ||||
| Agglomeration | Agglomeration of Porto Alegre | ||||
| Katoykonim | Sapiranguense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Telephone code | +55 51 | ||||
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History
The city was founded on February 28, 1955 .
Statistics
- The gross domestic product for 2003 is 804,395,042.00 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The gross domestic product per capita for 2003 is 10 797.54 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The Human Development Index for 2000 is 0.806 (data: UN Development Program ).
Geography
Climate: subtropical.
