São Borja

São Borja
Municipality of São Borja
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Motto: 
Terra dos Presidentes
São Borja
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 28°39′36.84″S 56°00′13.82″W / 28.6602333°S 56.0038389°W / -28.6602333; -56.0038389
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Rio Grande do Sul
FoundedMarch 11, 1833
Area
 • Total
3,616.6 km2 (1,396.4 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
 • Total
60,019
 • Density17.05/km2 (44.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
97670-000
HDI (2010)0.736 – high
Websitewww.saoborja.rs.gov.br

São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Places of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia.