Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul)
| Município de Santa Maria Santa Maria |
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 41 ′ S , 53 ° 48 ′ W | ||
 Location of the municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
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Motto "Santa Maria cidade coração do Rio Grande do Sul" Santa Maria city in the heart of Rio Grande do Sul |
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| founding | 1797 first settlement (223 years) May 17, 1858 town charter (162 years) |
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-RS | ||
| structure | 9 districts | ||
| height | 151 m | ||
| climate | subtropical, Cfa | ||
| surface | 1,780.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 261,031 (2010) | ||
| density | 146.6 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 282,123 (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 4316907 | ||
| Post Code | 97010-000 | ||
| Telephone code | (+55) 55 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | santamaria.rs (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Jorge Pozzobom (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | PSDB | ||
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| GDP | 7,152,149 thousand R $ 25,686 R $ per person (2017) |
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| HDI | 0.784 (high) (2010) | ||
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Santa Maria (full name Santa Maria da Boca do Monte ) is a city in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil .
It lies at 29 ° 41'03 south latitude and 53 ° 48'25 west longitude, up to about 151 meters above sea level . The population in 2019 was estimated at 282,123 people who live on a community area of around 1781.6 km² and are called Santa-Marienser ( santa-marienses ). It is the fifth largest city of the state's 497 municipalities.
The biome is Mata Atlântica and Pampa , the climate is subtropical Cfa .
Santa Maria is about four hours by bus (i.e. 300 kilometers) from Porto Alegre in the geographic center of Rio Grande do Sul. Home to one of the largest public universities, the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Ufsm) with more than 15,000 students, and one of the largest locations for the Brazilian Army and Air Force , Santa Maria is very much influenced by young people. In addition to the UFSM, there is also UNIFRA ( Centro Universitário Franciscano ) and a few other private faculties .
In January 2013, a serious fire occurred in a nightclub in Santa Maria, killing more than 230 people, especially students.
Administrative division
The Munizip is divided into nine districts.
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The map of the municipality of Santa Maria shows the division by district .
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Diocese of Santa Maria
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria . It has been headed by Archbishop Hélio Adelar Rubert since 2004 .
sons and daughters of the town
- Dary Reis (1926-2010), actor
- Luciana Genro (* 1971), politician
Web links
- Santa Maria Official Site (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal de Vereadores (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Portuguese, English)
- IBGE to Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul. (updated statistical information).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Santa Maria - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed December 12, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Por 226 votos, Pozzobom, do PSDB, é eleito prefeito de Santa Maria. In: g1.globo.com. Eleições 2016 no Rio Grande do Sul, October 30, 2016, accessed December 12, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Climate Santa Maria: Weather, average temperature, weather forecast for Santa Maria. In: de.climate-data.org. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
- ^ Website of the Centro Universitário Franciscano . Retrieved November 30, 2017 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Fatal error brought death to hundreds , T-Online.de, accessed January 28, 2013