Canguçu

Canguçu
Motto(s): 
"Justiça, igualdade, perfeição"
Location of Canguçu in Rio Grande do Sul
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionSudeste Rio-Grandense
MicroregionPelotas
Founded27 June 1857
Government
  MayorVinícius Pegoraro (MDB, 2021 - 2024)
Area
  Total
3,526.253 km2 (1,361.494 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
56,370
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
DemonymCanguçuense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
WebsiteOfficial website

Canguçu (population: 56,211) is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil. East Pomeranian, a dialect of Low German, has co-official status in Canguçu.