{{Short description|Municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{use list-defined references|date=November 2013}} {{Expand Portuguese|topic=geo|Nova Prata|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul | image_flag = Bandeira-Nova_Prata.jpg | image_shield = Brasao-Nova_Prata.JPG | nickname = Capital Nacional do Basalto | image_map = RioGrandedoSul Municip NovaPrata.svg | map_caption = Geographical subdivisions of Rio Grande do Sul. Nova Prata is marked red. | coordinates = {{coord|28|47|S|51|36|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Brazil | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Rio Grande do Sul | subdivision_type2 = Meso-region | subdivision_name2 = Nordeste Rio-Grandense | subdivision_type3 = Micro-region | subdivision_name3 = Guapore | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Volnei Minozzo | area_total_km2 = 258.864 | elevation_m = 820 | population_blank1_title = Density (2017) | population_density_blank2_km2 = 98,7 | population_total = 27,648 | population_as_of = 2020<ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rs/nova-prata/panorama IBGE 2020]</ref> | population_demonym = Nova-Pratense |postal_code_type = Postal Code |postal_code = 95320-000 | area_code = +55 54 | timezone = BRT | utc_offset = −3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | website = {{URL|http://www.novaprata.rs.gov.br}} }} '''Nova Prata''' is a municipality in the mountainous Serra Gaúcha region of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. It is in the Guapore micro-region of the Nordeste Rio-Grandense meso-region of the state.
==Geography== The city of Nova Prata is situated at about {{Coord|28|47| 0|S|51|36|40|W|region:BR_type:city(22257)}}, at an altitude of 820 meters. The municipality occupies an area of 258.864 km<sup>2</sup><ref name=ibge/> or 259 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name= prata/> In 2020 the population was estimated to be 27,648. Temperature ranges from a minimum of 14 °C to a maximum of 28 °C with an annual average of 20 °C.
Nova Prata is surrounded by the municipalities of: André da Rocha and Guabiju to the north; Fagundes Varela and Vila Flores to the south; Nova Bassano, Nova Araçá and Vista Alegre do Prata to the west; and Protásio Alves to the east.
==Twin towns== *{{flagicon|ITA}} Cittadella, Italy *{{flagicon|USA}} Noblesville, USA
==Illustrious Nova-Pratenses==
* Elisa Volpatto – Actress * Rosane Marchetti – Journalist
== See also == * List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=ibge>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/xtras/perfil.php?codmun=431330 Rio Grande do Sul » Nova Prata] (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Accessed October 2017.</ref> <ref name= prata>[http://www.novapratars.com.br/site/home.php Localização] (in Portuguese). Município de Nova Prata. Accessed October 2017.</ref> }} {{Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul