Augusto Pestana
Augusto Pestana | |
|---|---|
| Município de Augusto Pestana Municipality of Augusto Pestana | |
| Motto(s): Per aspera ad astra, per angusta ad augusta (Latin)"To the stars through hardship, to greatness through narrow ways" | |
| Coordinates: 28°31′01″S 53°39′31″W / 28.51694°S 53.65861°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Northwest Rio Grande |
| Microregion | Ijuí |
| Founded | 14 May 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vilmar Zimmermann (since 2017) |
| Area | |
• Total | 347.44 km2 (134.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,279 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 6,602 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pestanense (or Augusto-Pestanense) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 98740-000 |
| Area code | +55 54 |
| Website | www |
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Augusto Pestana is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at 28°31′01″S 53°39′01″W, at an altitude of 390 m (1,279 feet). The city is 320 km northwest of Porto Alegre, 1,540 km southwest of Brasília and just 120 km east of the border with Argentina.
It was named after Augusto Pestana (1868-1934), a Brazilian engineer and politician.