Porto Xavier is amunicipality in thestate ofRio Grande do Sul,Brazil, situated on theUruguay River, bordering San Javier,Argentina.
The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposedGarabí Dam.[1]
The name "Porto Xavier" originated from the combination of the term "porto" ("port"), due to its location as a river port on the Uruguay River, with the name of theJesuit reduction of San Javier, which once stood on the opposite bank of the river, in what is now Argentine territory. The settlement developed from these roots, eventually becoming a municipality with its current name in 1966.[2][3]
Porto Xavier covers an area of 281.497 km². It has a population of 9,938 (2022), with a density of 35.3 hab/km².[4]
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