title: Catuípe
text: # Catuípe
  
  Catuípe is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 8,701 (2020 est.) in an area of 583.26 km². Its nickname is Land of Spring Water for the springs located around the municipality. It is located 419 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete.
  
  ## Bordering municipalities
  
  * Santo Ângelo
  * Giruá
  * Independência
  * Inhacorá
  * Chiapeta
  * Ijuí
  * Coronel Barros
  * Entre-Ijuís
  