Passo do Verde, district of Santa Maria

For the neighbourhood of this district, see Passo do Verde.
District of Passo do Verde
Passo do Verde, the 6th district of Santa Maria
District

District of Passo do Verde, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°52′59.77″S 53°43′13.40″W / 29.8832694°S 53.7203889°W / -29.8832694; -53.7203889Coordinates: 29°52′59.77″S 53°43′13.40″W / 29.8832694°S 53.7203889°W / -29.8832694; -53.7203889
Country Brasil
State Rio Grande do Sul
municipality/City Santa Maria
Government
  Type Subprefecture
  Body Subprefect
Area
  District 133.40 km2 (51.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation 116 m (381 ft)
Lowest elevation 41 m (135 ft)
Population [1]
  District 531
  Rank 10th of 10
  Density 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
  Urban 5
  Rural 526
Neighbourhoods 1
Adjacent districts Arroio do Só, Pains, Santa Flora
Website Official site of Santa Maria

Passo do Verde[2] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu du ˈvɛrdʒi], "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 in April 19, 1994, by municipal law 3770/94[3] 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.[4]

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

References

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