Santa Flora[2] ("Saint Flora") 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 36 km (22,37 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria.

District of Santa Flora Santa Flora, the 9th district of Santa Maria
District
District of Santa Flora, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°53′47.01″S 53°53′37.45″W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
municipality	Santa Maria
Government
• Type	Subprefecture
• Body	Subprefect
Area
• District	508.52 km2 (196.34 sq mi)
Highest elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Lowest elevation	50 m (164 ft)
Population [1]
• District	1,074
• Rank	5th of 10
• Density	2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
• Urban	175
• Rural	899
Neighbourhoods	1
Adjacent districts	Pains, Passo do Verde, São Valentim.
Website	Official site of Santa Maria

The district of Santa Flora owns an area of 508,52 km² that is equivalent to 28,38% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

History

The district of Santa Flora was created in 1961 and its first name was Colônia Vacacaí. Its area arose from the dismemberment of territories from the districts of Arroio do Só and Dilermando de Aguiar, that was a district of Santa Maria and nowadays is a municipality.

On July 7, 1962 the district received the actual name.

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 Pains, Passo do Verde, São Valentim, and, with the municipalities of São Sepé, São Gabriel and Dilermando de Aguiar.

Neighbourhoods

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

• Santa Flora;

Roads and railway

• In the district there is no railway;
• BR-392: In a small distance in the divide with the district of Passo do Verde;

See also

• District of Santa Flora, in Portuguese Wikipedia.

External links

• Site oficial da Prefeitura de Santa Maria