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
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; -53.7203889
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
municipality/CitySanta Maria
Government
 • TypeSubprefecture
 • BodySubprefect
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
 • Rank10th of 10
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban
5
 • Rural
526
Neighbourhoods1
Adjacent districtsArroio do Só, Pains, Santa Flora
WebsiteOfficial site of Santa Maria

Passo do Verde[3] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu du ˈveʁdʒi]; "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

Map of the municipality of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil showing the division by districts.

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

  • In the district there isn't any railway;
  • The BR-392 highway crosses the district parting the district in east and west.

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. - in Portuguese
  4. ^ 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. (in Portuguese)