Santa Flora, district of Santa Maria

District of Santa Flora
Santa Flora, the 9th district of Santa Maria
District

District of Santa Flora, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°53′47.01″S 53°53′37.45″W / 29.8963917°S 53.8937361°W / -29.8963917; -53.8937361Coordinates: 29°53′47.01″S 53°53′37.45″W / 29.8963917°S 53.8937361°W / -29.8963917; -53.8937361
Country Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
municipality Santa Maria
Government
 • Type Subprefecture
 • Body Subprefect
Area
 • District 508.52 km2 (196.34 sq mi)
Highest elevation 139 m (456 ft)
Lowest elevation 50 m (164 ft)
Population [1]
 • District 1,074
 • Rank 5th of 10
 • Density 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
 • Urban 175
 • Rural 899
Neighbourhoods 1
Adjacent districts Pains, Passo do Verde, São Valentim.
Website Official site of Santa Maria

Santa Flora[2] ("Saint Flora") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the south portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 36 km (22,37 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria.

The district of Santa Flora owns an area of 508,52 km² that is equivalent to 28,38% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

History

The district of Santa Flora was created in 1961 and its first name was Colônia Vacacaí. Its area arose from the dismemberment of territories from the districts of Arroio do Só and Dilermando de Aguiar, that was a district of Santa Maria and nowadays is a municipality.

On July 7, 1962 the district received the actual name.

Limits

The district limits with the districts of Pains, Passo do Verde, São Valentim, and, with the municipalities of São Sepé, São Gabriel and Dilermando de Aguiar.

Neighbourhoods

The district of Santa Flora is divided in the following bairros, that in English is equivalent to neighbourhoods:

Roads and railway

See also

  1. ↑ Lei Municipal nº 4120/97, de 19 de Dezembro de 1997.
  2. ↑ Municipal Law 0072 of 2009 that establishes the law of use and occupation of the soil, subdivision, urban perimeter and road system of the municipality of Santa Maria. – in Portuguese
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