Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil


🇧🇷 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.

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

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 north-western mother. The municipality belongs to the Northwest Mesoregion Riograndense and Microregion Cruz Alta. It is located at 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 north-east of the city.

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Cruz Alta has a population of over 59,922 people. Cruz Alta also forms the centre of the wider Cruz Alta District which has a population of over 147,113 people. It is also a part of the larger Noroeste Rio-Grandense area.

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Antipodal to Cruz Alta is: 126.4,28.633

Locations Near: Cruz Alta -53.6,-28.6333

🇧🇷 Santo Ângelo -54.25,-28.283 d: 74.5  

🇧🇷 Carazinho -52.783,-28.283 d: 88.8  

🇧🇷 Santa Maria -53.8,-29.683 d: 118.4  

🇧🇷 Passo Fundo -52.409,-28.261 d: 123.6  

🇧🇷 Santa Cruz do Sul -52.429,-29.714 d: 165.5  

🇧🇷 Erechim -52.269,-27.637 d: 171.2  

🇧🇷 Chapecó -52.617,-27.083 d: 197.6  

🇧🇷 Caçapava do Sul -53.483,-30.5 d: 207.9  

🇧🇷 São Miguel do Oeste -53.508,-26.719 d: 213  

🇧🇷 Concórdia -52.023,-27.231 d: 219.8  

Antipodal to: Cruz Alta 126.4,28.633

🇯🇵 Nago 127.978,26.592 d: 19739.9  

🇯🇵 Okinawa 127.809,26.409 d: 19731.4  

🇯🇵 Okinawa City 127.793,26.343 d: 19725.7  

🇯🇵 Urasoe 127.734,26.254 d: 19719.6  

🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 19720  

🇯🇵 Makishi 127.667,26.2 d: 19717  

🇯🇵 Naha 127.702,26.199 d: 19715.4  

🇯🇵 Tomigusuku 127.667,26.15 d: 19712  

🇯🇵 Amami 129.483,28.367 d: 19712.4  

🇯🇵 Miyakojima 125.267,24.8 d: 19574.2  

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