Passo do Verde, district of Santa Maria explained

District of Passo do Verde
Other Name:Passo do Verde, the 6th district of Santa Maria
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:-29.8833°N -53.7204°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rio Grande do Sul
Subdivision Type2:municipality/City
Subdivision Name2:Santa Maria
Government Type:Subprefecture
Governing Body:Subprefect
Area Total Km2:133.40
Area Total Sq Mi:51.51
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Max M:116
Elevation Max Ft:381
Elevation Min M:41
Elevation Min Ft:135
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:531
Population Rank:10th of 10
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Urban:5
Population Rural:526
Blank Name Sec1:Neighbourhoods
Blank Info Sec1:1
Blank1 Name Sec1:Adjacent districts
Blank1 Info Sec1:Arroio do Só, Pains, Santa Flora
Website:Official site of Santa Maria

Passo do Verde[3] (pronounced as /pt/; "green pitch") 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 23 km (14,29 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria, nearby the Vacacaí River close to the boundary of Santa Maria with São Sepé.

The district of Passo do Verde owns an area of 133.40 km2 that is equivalent to 7.45% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km2.

History

The district was created on April 19, 1994, by municipal law 3770/94[4] with area deducted from district of Santa Flora.

Geography

The district is situated in the south portion of municipality of Santa Maria. Altogether the relief is suavely undulating and is characterized by the presence of floodplains and coxilhas without big difference with its altimetric elevations.[5]

Limits

The district limits with the districts of Arroio do Só, Pains and Santa Flora, and, with the municipalities of Formigueiro and São Sepé.

Neighbourhoods

The district of Passo do Verde is divided in the following bairros, that in English is equivalent to neighbourhoods:

Roads and railway

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.camara-sm.rs.gov.br/2010/arquivos/legislacao/LM/1997/4120.pdf Municipal law # 4120/97, of 1997.
  2. http://www.sidra.ibge.gov.br/bda/territorio/infounit.asp?codunit=4500&codunitibge=4316907&nomeunit=Santa+Maria+%2D+RS&n=6&nomenivel=Munic%EDpio&z=t&o=4 Population of the territories of Santa Maria
  3. http://www.camara-sm.rs.gov.br/2010/arquivos/legislacao/LC/2009/0072.zip 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.
  4. http://www.camara-sm.rs.gov.br/2010/arquivos/legislacao/LM/1994/3770.pdf City council of Santa Maria. Municipal law nº3770/94, of 04/19/1994
  5. TELLES, Fátima Regina Oliveira. Atividade turística no distrito Passo do Verde - Santa Maria/RS: Problemas e perspectivas. CCNE/UFSM. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 2007.