Pelotas River

The Pelotas River is a river in southern , and a tributary of the Uruguay River. The river originates in the Serra Geral at Alto do Bispo and flows northeast for 450 kilometres before meeting the , forming the Uruguay River.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Rio Grande do Sul / Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Also known as: Rio Pelotas

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marcelino Ramos.

Village
is a municipality in the state of , . As of 2020, the estimated population was 4,319.

Pelotas River

Latitude
-27.46667° or 27° 28′ south
Longitude
-51.91667° or 51° 55′ west
Elevation
547 metres (1,795 feet)
Open location code
584CG3MM+88
Geo­Names ID
3454241
Wiki­data ID
Q2008077
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Pelotas River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Pelotas
  • Breton: Rio Pelotas
  • Catalan: Pelotas
  • Cebuano: Rio Pelotas
  • Chuvash: Пелотас
  • French: rio Pelotas
  • French: Rio Pelotas
  • German: Rio Pelotas
  • Irish: Abhainn Pelotas
  • Japanese: ペロタス川
  • Lithuanian: Pelotasas (upė)
  • Lithuanian: Pelotasas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pelotas
  • Norwegian: Pelotas
  • Polish: Rio Pelotas
  • Portuguese: Rio Pelotas
  • Russian: Пелотас
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pelotas (rijeka)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pelotas
  • Spanish: Rio Pelotas
  • Spanish: Río Pelotas
  • Swedish: Rio Pelotas
  • Welsh: Afon Pelotas

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