Country Brazil Founded August 18, 1821 Elevation 452 m Local time Sunday 9:07 PM University University of Cruz Alta | State Rio Grande do Sul Area 1,360 km² Population 62,776 (2010) Number of airports 1 | |
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Mesoregion Mesorregião do Noroeste Rio-Grandense Microregion Microrregião de Cruz Alta Demonym(s) cruz-altense or cruz-altino Weather 22°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
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.
Map of Cruz Alta, RS, Brazil
It is the birthplace of the writer Érico Veríssimo and of Júlio Prates de Castilhos, a journalist and politician.
The municipality is known to have given rise to a large number of other municipalities as Ijuí, Santa Maria, Passo Fundo, Santo Angelo and their initial territory led to more other, became known by the northwestern mother. The municipality belongs to the Northwest Mesoregion Riograndense and Microregion Cruz Alta. It is located at latitude 28 º 38 '19 "south and longitude 53 º 36' 23" west, with 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 of strategic importance, 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 northeast of the city.