Dezesseis de Novembro | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -28.225°N -55.0489°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rio Grande do Sul |
Subdivision Type2: | Meso-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Noroeste Rio-Grandense |
Subdivision Type3: | Micro-region |
Subdivision Name3: | Cerro Largo --> |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Area Total Km2: | 216.85 |
Population Total: | 2,378 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 97845-xxx |
Area Code Type: | Phone code |
Dezesseis de Novembro (Portuguese meaning November 16) is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 2,378 (2020 est.) in an area of 216.85 km².[2] It is 535km (332miles) west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.
It produces the most alfalfa crops in Brazil which earns it the nickname the "Alfalfa Capital of Brazil".