São Valentim[2] ("Saint Valentine") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the west portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is 12 km (7.46 miles) far from Downtown Santa Maria.

District of São Valentim São Valentim, the 2nd district of Santa Maria
District
District of São Valentim, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°45′19.22″S 53°56′59.52″W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
municipality/City	Santa Maria
Government
• Type	Subprefecture
• Body	Subprefect
Area
• District	133.38 km2 (51.50 sq mi)
Highest elevation	150 m (492 ft)
Lowest elevation	60 m (197 ft)
Population [1]
• District	565
• Rank	9th of 10
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Urban	14
• Rural	551
Neighbourhoods	1
Adjacent districts	Boca do Monte, Pains, Santa Flora, Sede
Website	Official site of Santa Maria

The district of São Valentim owns an area of 133.38 km² that is equivalent to 7.44% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

History

São Valentim was born in 1997 by the separation from district of Boca do Monte due to geographic factors and inhabitants' will.

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, Pains, Santa Flora and Sede, and with the municipality of Dilermando de Aguiar.

Neighbourhoods

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

• São Valentim;

Roads and railway

• In the district hasn't railway;
• The district has the following highways:
  • BR-158: in the northwest portion of district, cutting the district in a stretch and in the boundary with the district of Boca do Monte.

References

External links

• Site oficial da Prefeitura de Santa Maria