Santa Rosa | |
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| Municipality of Santa Rosa | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Region | South |
| Founded | 10 August 1931 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anderson Mantei (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 489.798 km2 (189.112 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 77,519 |
| • Density | 158.27/km2 (409.91/sq mi) |
| Demonym | santa-rosense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 98780-001 to 98798-970 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.769 –high[2] |
| Website | santarosa |
Santa Rosa is amunicipality in theBrazilian state ofRio Grande do Sul, located atlatitude 27º52'15" andlongitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km2. Its estimated population is 73,575 (2020).[3] It is known as the "National Cradle ofSoybeans".
Santa Rosa was created as a colony of European immigrants in 1915, mainly Italians,Germans and Russians. The German dialect traditionally spoken in the region is RiograndenserHunsrückisch.[citation needed]
| Climate data for Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, elevation 330 m (1,080 ft), (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 34.3 (93.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.7 (54.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.5 (59.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.2 (46.8) | 4.6 (40.3) | 2.0 (35.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 1.8 (35.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 142.0 (5.59) | 146.0 (5.75) | 122.3 (4.81) | 159.5 (6.28) | 147.3 (5.80) | 146.0 (5.75) | 115.7 (4.56) | 111.9 (4.41) | 152.2 (5.99) | 202.8 (7.98) | 144.3 (5.68) | 135.1 (5.32) | 1,725.1 (67.92) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 71 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 236 | 213 | 219 | 177 | 168 | 142 | 165 | 174 | 175 | 205 | 220 | 246 | 2,340 |
| Source:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[4] | |||||||||||||
The city is served byLuís Alberto Lehr Airport.
In agriculture, the city has the largest dairy basin in Rio Grande do Sul, providing, together with pig farming, raw materials for agro-industries. The city has a large production of soybeans, yerba mate, as well as vegetables and colonial products. In industry, the city has a strong metal-mechanical hub, manufacturing parts, machines and agricultural implements, with companies such as AGCO and John Deere. Around 66% of Brazilian harvesters are produced in the city.[5]
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