Santa Maria | |
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| Municipality of Santa Maria | |
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 Location in Rio Grande do Sul | |
  Santa Maria Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 29°41′0″S 53°48′0″W / 29.68333°S 53.80000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Rio Grande do Sul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,823.1 km2 (703.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 271,735 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.784 – high[2] |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ IBGE 2022
- ^ "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) - ^ "Santa Maria, panorama". IBGE. ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 11 September 2017.