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Arroio Grande, district of Santa Maria

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District of Arroio Grande Arroio Grande, the 4th district of Santa Maria
District
District of Arroio Grande, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilDistrict of Arroio Grande, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°38′39.48″S 53°40′35.85″W / 29.6443000°S 53.6766250°W / -29.6443000; -53.6766250
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
Municipality/CitySanta Maria
Government
 • TypeSubprefecture
 • BodySubprefect
Area
 • District130.76 km (50.49 sq mi)
Highest elevation485 m (1,591 ft)
Lowest elevation69 m (226 ft)
Population
 • District2,702
 • Rank4th of 10
 • Density21/km (54/sq mi)
 • Urban328
 • Rural2,374
Neighbourhoods1
Adjacent districtsPalma, Sede.
WebsiteOfficial site of Santa Maria

Arroio Grande ("big rivulet") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the north portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 18 km (11,18 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria. The district is known as the portal to a wave of Italian immigration in the late 1870s.

The district of Arroio Grande owns an area of 130.71 km² that is equivalent to 7.30% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791.65 km².

History

The district was created in 1988 by municipal law 3099/88 of 1988.

Limits

Sede São Valentim Pains Arroio Grande Arroio do Só Passo do Verde Boca do Monte Palma Santa Flora Santo Antão Map of the municipality of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil showing the division by districts.

The district limits with the districts of Palma and Sede, and with the municipalities of Silveira Martins, Júlio de Castilhos and Itaára.

Neighbourhoods

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

Roads and railway

See also

References

  1. Population of the territories of Santa Maria. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in Portuguese.
  2. Municipal law # 4120/97, of 1997.
  3. 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. Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine - in Portuguese
  4. "City Council of Santa Maria. Municipal law number 3099/88 of 1988 December 12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
Districts
Bairros
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