Quaraí | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul state | |
  Quaraí Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:30°23′15″S56°27′5″W / 30.38750°S 56.45139°W /-30.38750; -56.45139 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Sudoeste Rio-Grandense |
| Microregion | Campanha Ocidental |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,147.63 km2 (1,215.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 22,607 |
| • Density | 7.1822/km2 (18.602/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 97560-xxx |
| Website | www |
Quarai is a Brazilianmunicipality located on the border withUruguay on theRio Quaraí. Its population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state.[2] Its elevation is 112 m. It is located 590 km west of the state capital ofPorto Alegre, northeast ofMontevideo, Uruguay and southeast ofAlegrete.
Created in 1971, the flag is made up of three stripes, blue, green and white in normal tones, it features a blue and red triangle-rectangle and a quadrilateral green that ascends between the two triangles with a blue triangle and in the left side of the flag, the angle of the green triangle is low and right. The center is elliptically vertical, in the white panel, the coat of arms added under law 400 21 December 1964.[citation needed]
The area includes the Cerro do Jarau, a crater with 5.5 km in diameter dating back to around 117 million years and Salamanda do Jarau.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 23,244 |
| 1997 | 23,430 |
| 1998 | 23,618 |
| 1999 | 23,809 |
| 2000 | 24,002 |
| 2004 | 24,987 |
| 2020 | 22,607 |
The first inhabitants wereSouth American Indians including theJarros,Guenoas,Minuanos and theCharruas people. The city was created on 8 April 1875.
The diplomatic action of theTreaty of Badajoz was signed in 1801 in which the then territorial boundary of Rio Grande do Sul became bounded at theRio Quaraí. In 1814, its first ranches were founded.[citation needed]
Uruguay has a Consulate in Quaraí.[3]
| Climate data for Quaraí (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.7 (96.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.3 (97.3) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 24.7 (76.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.8 (56.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | −0.9 (30.4) | −1.1 (30.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | −1.1 (30.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 132.5 (5.22) | 123.1 (4.85) | 133.6 (5.26) | 105.9 (4.17) | 107.5 (4.23) | 93.8 (3.69) | 92.5 (3.64) | 83.5 (3.29) | 117.6 (4.63) | 140.5 (5.53) | 93.6 (3.69) | 115.2 (4.54) | 1,339.3 (52.74) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 66 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 73 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 278 | 232 | 232 | 201 | 178 | 139 | 159 | 178 | 194 | 234 | 261 | 273 | 2,559 |
| Source:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[4] | |||||||||||||
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