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Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul | |
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| Nickname: Capital Nacional do Basalto | |
Geographical subdivisions of Rio Grande do Sul. Nova Prata is marked red. | |
| Coordinates:28°47′S51°36′W / 28.783°S 51.600°W /-28.783; -51.600 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Meso-region | Nordeste Rio-Grandense |
| Micro-region | Guapore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Volnei Minozzo |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.864 km2 (99.948 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 27,648 |
| • Density | 987/km2 (2,560/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nova-Pratense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 95320-000 |
| Area code | +55 54 |
| Website | www |
Nova Prata is amunicipality in the mountainousSerra Gaúcha region ofRio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. It is in the Guapore micro-region of the Nordeste Rio-Grandense meso-region of the state.
The city of Nova Prata is situated at about28°47′0″S51°36′40″W / 28.78333°S 51.61111°W /-28.78333; -51.61111, at an altitude of 820 meters. The municipality occupies an area of 258.864 km2[2] or 259 km2.[3] In 2020 the population was estimated to be 27,648. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 14 °C to a maximum of 28 °C with an annual average of 20 °C.
Nova Prata is surrounded by the municipalities of:André da Rocha andGuabiju to the north;Fagundes Varela andVila Flores to the south;Nova Bassano,Nova Araçá andVista Alegre do Prata to the west; andProtásio Alves to the east.