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Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul

Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Field	Value
settlement_type	Municipality
motto	Mui Leal Cidade do Divino Espírito Santo da Cruz Alta (Very Loyal City of the Divine Holy Spirit of Cruz Alta)
image_skyline	Cruz-alta-rua-coronel-pillar-1.jpg
imagesize	300px
image_caption	Vista da Rua Coronel Pillar (Monumento de Fátima).
image_flag	Bandeira_de_Cruz_Alta-RS.jpg
image_seal	Brasão CruzAlta.png
image_map	Locator map of Cruz Alta in Rio Grande do Sul.svg
pushpin_map	Brazil
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Brazil
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_type2	Mesoregion
subdivision_type3	Microregion
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_name1	Rio Grande do Sul
subdivision_name2	Mesorregião do Noroeste Rio-Grandense
subdivision_name3	Microrregião de Cruz Alta
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Paula Rubin Facco Librelotto (PMDB)
established_title	Founded
established_date	August 18, 1821
area_total_km2	1360.37
population_total	59,922
population_density_km2	auto
population_demonym	cruz-altense or cruz-altino
population_as_of	2020
timezone	BRT
utc_offset	−3
coordinates
elevation_m	452
area_code	+55 55
postal_code_type	Postal Code
postal_code	98005-970
website	http://www.cruzalta.rs.gov.br/

Cruz Alta is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta. Was founded on August 18, 1821.

The municipality is known to have given rise to many other municipalities as Ijuí, Santa Maria, Passo Fundo, Santo Angelo and their initial territory led to more other, became known by the northwestern mother.{{cite web|url=http://www.fee.rs.gov.br/feedados/consulta/data_criacao.asp|title=Data de criação dos municípios do RS |access-date=February 11, 2013 The municipality belongs to the Northwest Mesoregion Riograndense and Microregion Cruz Alta. It is located at latitude 28 º 38 '19 "south and longitude 53 º 36' 23" west, with an average elevation of 452 meters above sea level. Access to the city is by BR-158, in the north-south axis, the BR-377 to the east, and also by the RS-342 on the west.

The location of the city is logistically important, being considered as a major trunk road and rail in the north central part of the state, with the presence of a dry port in the northeast of the city.

thumb|center|The cross Foundation allusive Town

Geography

Climate

Cruz Alta experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot summers, mild winters, and ample rainfall throughout the year.

| Jan dew point C = 20.1 | Feb dew point C = 20.0 | Mar dew point C = 18.9 | Apr dew point C = 16.3 | May dew point C = 13.2 | Jun dew point C = 11.7 | Jul dew point C = 10.6 | Aug dew point C = 11.9 | Sep dew point C = 13.1 | Oct dew point C = 15.6 | Nov dew point C = 16.6 | Dec dew point C = 18.7 | year dew point C = 15.6 |access-date = January 30, 2024}}

Notable people

It is the birthplace of writer Érico Veríssimo, of journalist and politician Júlio de Castilhos, and of model and television presenter Luize Altenhofen.

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/cruz-alta/panorama IBGE 2020]

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