Carazinho

{{Short description|City in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Carazinho | image_skyline = Igreja Matriz Carazinho 3.jpg | imagesize = 220px | image_caption = View of Carazinho | image_flag = Bandeira de Carazinho.jpeg | image_shield = Carazinho_brasao.gif | image_map = Locator map of Carazinho in Rio Grande do Sul.svg | pushpin_map = Brazil | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil | coordinates = {{coord|28|17|02|S|52|47|09|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States of Brazil|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Rio Grande do Sul]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Southern Region, Brazil|South]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Mesoregions of Brazil|Mesoregion]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Mesoregion Nordeste Rio-Grandense]] | subdivision_type4 = [[Microregions of Brazil|Microregion]] | subdivision_name4 = [[Carazinho (microregion)|Carazinho]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = 24 January 1931 | leader_title = [[Mayor of Carazinho|Mayor]] | leader_name = Milton Schmitz ([[Brazilian Democratic Movement|MDB]]) | area_total_km2 = 676 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 603 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 62,265 | population_as_of = 2020 <ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/carazinho/panorama IBGE 2020]</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rural = 1064 | population_metro = 58253 | population_demonym = carazinhense | timezone = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] | utc_offset = −3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = 99500-000 | area_code = +55 54 | website = {{URL|http://www.carazinho.rs.gov.br}} }} '''Carazinho''' is a city located 246 km from [[Porto Alegre]], in the northwest portion of the Brazilian state of [[Rio Grande do Sul]]. Carazinho was founded on 1931 and as of 2020 has a population of 62,265. Carazinho's primary economy is focused on agriculture. Soybeans, corn and wheat are the major products.

Carazinho can be accessed via [[BR-285]] or [[BR-386]], which are major roads in [[Rio Grande do Sul]].

It has an elevation of 603 meters and an area of 676 km²

A significant part of Carazinho's population is of German origin.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

== See also == * [[List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul]]

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[[Category:Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul]]