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31 July 2020
The municipality of Mampituba (2,990 inhabitants in 2018; 15,788 ha) is
located on the border with Santa Catarina state, 230 km north-east of Porto
Alegre.
The municipality of Mampituba was established by State Law No. 10,671
promulgated on 28 December 1995.
Ivan Sache, 31 July 2020
Official website at
http://www.mampituba.rs.gov.br
Dirk Schönberger,
25 February 2012
The flag of Mampituba is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 41 promulgated on 10
November 1997.
Article 1.
The flag of the municipality of Mampituba
shall have as official colors green, white and red, and be composed of two
panels, inspired by the design of the flag of Portugal and by the colors of the
flags of Rio Grande do Sul and Italy, representing:
a) Green (vert): a
symbol of honor, civility, courtesy, glee, and abundance; green is also the
symbol of hope, as the greening fields in spring promising profuse harvests.
b) White: a symbol of peace, friendship, integration, work and community
harmony.
c) Red (gules): a symbol of dedication, patriotic love, audacity,
intrepidity, courage and valiance.
Article 2.
The flag shall obey the
following rules.
I. The flag shall be composed of two panels, green and red
in usual shades, green and red arranged in a rectangle and white in a circle
between the two rectangles, the green rectangle at the flag's left (of 7 units)
and the red rectangle (of 13 units) at its right.
II. The flag shall be
charged in the center with a white panel, of 7 units, featuring the municipal
coat of arms.
Article 3.
I. The flag's width shall be of 14 units.
II. The flag's length shall be of 20 units.
III. The coat of arms shall be of
7 units in width, leaving 3 units above it and another 3 units beneath it.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/m/mampituba/lei-ordinaria/1997/5/41/lei-ordinaria-n-41-1997-institui-a-bandeira-municipal-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Mampituba is prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 40 promulgated on 10 November 1997.
Article 1.
A
classical Flemish-Iberian shield surmounted by a mural crown composed of six
towers or, four visible. In the center on a field vert (green) the mountains
that characterize the municipality's geography. On this field a river crossing
the municipality as the town's namesake and a wheel representing the colonial
watermills. A missionary cross recalling a significant event kept in the
religious memory. In chief, a sun representing greatness. In base, on a field
argent (silver) representing the soil from which sandstone is extracted. In the
center of the dexter part of the field vert, two stylized arms breaking the
soil, representing work, surmounted by the symbol of food industry.
The
shield supported dexter and sinister by bananas and tobacco plants,
respectively. Beneath the shield a scroll gules inscribed argent (silver) the
toponym "MAMPITUBA" surrounded by dates "28/12" and "1995".
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/m/mampituba/lei-ordinaria/1997/4/40/lei-ordinaria-n-40-1997-institui-brasao-municipal-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
http://www.informativoregional.net/pol%C3%ADtica/dirceu-toma-posse-a-frente-da-prefeitura-de-mampituba-1.1872688
https://www.facebook.com/1827407417508849/photos/a.2354134228169496/2354137188169200/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/1827407417508849/photos/a.2055110238071898/2055112924738296/?type=3&theater
Ivan Sache, 31 July 2020