Central West
The Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense is one of the seven mesoregions of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It consists of 31 municipalities, grouped in three microregions: Restinga Seca, Santa Maria and Santiago…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Santa Maria and Cacequi.
Santa Maria
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Santa Maria is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. Known as the geographic heart of the state, the city is the gateway to Paleorrota, the state's paleontological tourism route.
Cacequi
Cacequi is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 407 km from Porto Alegre. As of 2020 its population was estimated at 12,423. The town is situated at an elevation of 103 m, with an area of 2,441 km2, and is known as the capital of the watermelon.São Pedro do Sul
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São Pedro do Sul is a town in the Central West of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located in the Paleorrota Geopark.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Mata.
Mata
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Mata is a town in the Central West of Rio Grande do Sul. It is part of the Paleorrota Geopark, having a large deposit of petrified wood.
Central West
- Type: mesoregion of Brazil
- Description: mesoregion in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Also known as: “Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense” and “West-Central Rio Grande do Sul”
- Location: Rio Grande do Sul, South, Brazil, South America
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Latitude of center
-29.6839° or 29° 41′ 2″ southLongitude of center
-53.8069° or 53° 48′ 25″ westWikidata ID
Q2597617
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“Central West” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ռիու Գրանդի դու Սուլ նահանգի արևմտակենտրոնական մաս”
- Chinese: “Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense Tiong-khu”
- Dutch: “Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense”
- Dutch: “Mesoregio Centro-Ocidental Rio-Grandense”
- Esperanto: “Centra okcidento de Rio-Grando”
- Esperanto: “mezoregiono centra okcidenta de Rio-Grando”
- French: “Centre-Ouest du Rio Grande do Sul”
- Italian: “Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense Tiong-khu”
- Polish: “Mezoregion Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense”
- Portuguese: “Centro-Oeste”
- Portuguese: “Mesorregião Centro Ocidental Rio-grandense”
- Portuguese: “Mesorregião Centro-Ocidental Rio-Grandense”
- Portuguese: “Mesorregião do Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense”
- Russian: “Западно-центральная часть штата Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул”
- Spanish: “Mesorregion Centro Occidental Rio-grandense”
- Spanish: “Mesorregión Centro Occidental Rio-grandense”
- Spanish: “Mesorregión del Centro Occidental Rio-grandense”
- Ukrainian: “Західно-центральна частина штату Ріу-Гранді-ду-Сул”
- Uzbek: “Centro Ocidental Rio-Grandense”
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