Augusto Pestana

Augusto Pestana is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located at 28°31′01″S 53°39′01″W, at an altitude of 390 m (1,279 feet). The city is 320 km northwest of Porto Alegre, 1,540 km southwest of Brasília and just 120 km east of the border with Argentina.

Augusto Pestana
Município de Augusto Pestana
Municipality of Augusto Pestana
Motto(s): 
Per aspera ad astra, per angusta ad augusta
(Latin)"To the stars through hardship, to greatness through narrow ways"
Augusto Pestana
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 28°31′01″S 53°39′31″W
Country Brazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionNorthwest Rio Grande
MicroregionIjuí
Founded14 May 1966
Government
  MayorVilmar Zimmermann (since 2017)
Area
  Total347.44 km2 (134.15 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,279 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total6,602
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
DemonymPestanense (or Augusto-Pestanense)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
98740-000
Area code+55 54
Websitewww.pmaugustopestana.com.br

It was named after Augusto Pestana (1868-1934), a Brazilian engineer and politician.

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