Tacuru

Tacuru
Tacuru
Coordinates: 23°37′58″S 55°00′57″W / 23.63278°S 55.01583°W / -23.63278; -55.01583
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Mato Grosso do Sul
MesoregionSudoeste de Mato Grosso do Sul
MicroregionIguatemi
Government
  MayorRogério Torquetti (PSDB)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
11,674

Tacuru is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, located in the Midwest region of the country. The city is located on the border with Paraguay. Tacuru, which uses Guarani as an official language alongside Portuguese, is noted as one of the few cities in Brazil that have adopted an indigenous language as an official language.