It is located at 27º15'53" South, 53º51'39" West, at an altitude of 485 meters above sea level. In 2020, its population was estimated at 2,761 people.[1]
Occupying an area of 365.44 square kilometers, it is bounded in the north by the Uruguay River, where it is opposite Argentina and the state of Santa Catarina.
The municipality contains the 17,491 hectares (43,220 acres) Turvo State Park, created in 1947.[2]
The state park covers almost half of the municipality.[3]
The municipality would be partially flooded by the proposed Panambi Dam.[4]
