District of Palma
Palma, the 8th district of Santa Maria | |
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 District of Palma, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′53.09″S 53°34′49.04″W / 29.7314139°S 53.5802889°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Municipality/City | Santa Maria |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subprefecture |
| • Body | Subprefect |
| Area | |
| • District | 95.18 km2 (36.75 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population | |
| • District | 856 |
| • Rank | 7th of 10 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 856 |
| Neighbourhoods | 1 |
| Adjacent districts | Arroio do Só, Arroio Grande, Pains, Sede |
| Website | Palma8SM.com, Palma SM's official website Official site of Santa Maria |
Palma[3] ("palm") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in north-eastern Santa Maria. The district's seat is located in its geographic center, 23 km (14,59 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria.
The district was created on December 17, 1997.
The district of Palma occupies an area of 95.18 km2 that is equivalent to 5.31% 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