Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul

Santa Maria
Municipality of Santa Maria
Flag of Santa Maria
Official seal of Santa Maria
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Maria is located in Brazil
Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 29°41′0″S 53°48′0″W / 29.68333°S 53.80000°W / -29.68333; -53.80000
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Rio Grande do Sul
Government
 • MayorJorge Cladistone Pozzobom (PSDB)
Area
 • Total1,823.1 km2 (703.9 sq mi)
Elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total283,677
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2010)0.784 – high[2]
Websitewww.santamaria.rs.gov.br

Santa Maria is a municipality (município) in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2020, its population was 283,677 inhabitants in a total area of 1,823 square kilometres (704 sq mi). Santa Maria is the 5th biggest municipality in the state, and the largest in its micro-region.[3]

Santa Maria is often referred to as the "heart of Rio Grande" (from Portuguese: "Coração do Rio Grande"), because the city is located in the geographical center of the State.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Santa Maria, panorama". IBGE. ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search