Giruá | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul state | |
  Giruá Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:28°1′40″S54°21′0″W / 28.02778°S 54.35000°W /-28.02778; -54.35000 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Micro-region | Santo Ângelo |
| Area | |
• Total | 855.92 km2 (330.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 15,863 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | www |
Giruá is amunicipality in the northern part of thestate ofRio Grande do Sul,Brazil. The population is 15,863 (2020 est.) in an area of 855.92 km2.[2] It is located 474 km west of the state capital ofPorto Alegre, northeast ofAlegrete. It also bordersSanta Rosa andSanto Ângelo.
Because of its richvolcanic soil, agriculture is important in Giruá, notablysoy production. Its nickname is the Capital of Productivity. Other important crops aremaize,wheat,sunflower andlinseed.
The area of Giruá was first inhabited by theGuarani people, and in the 17th centuryJesuit missions arrived. The name Giruá comes fromjerivá, an indigenous word for the fruit of thebutia palm.
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