District of Sede
Sede, the 1st district of Santa Maria | |
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 District of Sede, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 29°41′51.93″S 53°47′15.61″W / 29.6977583°S 53.7876694°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Municipality/City | Santa Maria |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subprefecture |
| • Body | Subprefect |
| Area | |
• District | 133.71 km2 (51.63 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 60 m (197 ft) |
| Population | |
• District | 246,465 |
| • Rank | 1st of 10 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 246,465 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Neighbourhoods | 41 |
| Adjacent districts | Arroio Grande, Boca do Monte, Pains, Palma, Santo Antão, São Valentim |
| Website | Official site of Santa Maria |
Sede[3] ("Seat") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the north portion of Santa Maria. Downtown Santa Maria is one of its bairros (neighbourhoods).
The district of Sede owns an area of 133.71 km² that is equivalent to 7.46% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².
- ^ Population of the territories of Santa Maria. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in Portuguese.
- ^ Municipal law # 4120/97, of 1997.
- ^ 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