São José dos Ausentes

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São José dos Ausentes

Total population

4,172

Founded

1992

Elevation1200 m

Land area1176.68 km²

Coordinates-28.75°, -50.06°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

São José dos Ausentes is a municipality with an average altitude of 1200 meters, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population was approximately 3,543 in 2020. It has an area of approximately 1176 km². Pico do Monte Negro is located in São José dos Ausentes, with its peak 1403 meters above sea level. It is the highest point in Rio Grande do Sul State. The town is 220 km away from the state's capital, Porto Alegre.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Aldine Müller

Brazilian actress

Carlos Búrigo

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-07-05

Ozotoceros bezoarticus bezoarticus

Ozotoceros bezoarticus bezoarticus

Seen 2026-05-29

Paraná Araucaria

Araucaria angustifolia

Seen 2026-04-19

Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance

Xenodon neuwiedii

Seen 2026-01-19

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Seen 2026-01-13

Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

Seen 2025-09-20

Chimango Caracara

Daptrius chimango

Seen 2025-05-05

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex gymnocerca

Seen 2025-04-11

Automeris beckeri

Automeris beckeri

Seen 2025-04-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers