Santo Antão, Santa Maria (District)

For the neighbourhood of this district, see Santo Antão, Santa Maria.

Santo Antão^[3] ("Santo Antão" - Portuguese for Saint Anthony) 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 11 km (6.84 miles) far from Downtown Santa Maria.

District of Santo Antão Santo Antão, the 10th district of Santa Maria
District
District of Santo Antão, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°37′49.20″S 53°51′37.29″W / 29.6303333°S 53.8603583°W / -29.6303333; -53.8603583
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
municipality	Santa Maria
Government
• Type	Subprefecture
• Body	Subprefect
Area
• District	51.33 km^2 (19.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation	450 m (1,476 ft)
Lowest elevation	80 m (262 ft)
Population ^[1]
• District	807
• Rank	8th of 10
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
• Urban	16
• Rural	791
Neighbourhoods	1
Adjacent districts	Boca do Monte, Sede
Website	Official site of Santa Maria

The district of Santo Antão owns an area of 51.33 km² that is equivalent to 8.86% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

History

The district was created in the year of 2001 by municipal law nº 4498/01^[4] with territory separated from district of Boca do Monte.

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 Boca do Monte and Sede, and with the municipalities of Itaara and São Martinho da Serra

Neighbourhoods

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

• Santo Antão;

Roads and railway

• In the district, the railway crosses in its south portion.
• There isn't highways in the district.

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. - in Portuguese
4. City council of Santa Maria. Municipal law 4498 de 28/12/2001.

External links

• Site oficial da Prefeitura de Santa Maria