This is a list of the administrative divisions of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Districts The municipality is divided into 10 districts ():
# District Distance from Sede Population (2010) Date of creation 1st Sede ("municipal seat") 0 km 246,465 (94.4%) 17 November 1837 2nd São Valentim 12 km 565 (0.2%) 19 December 1997 3rd Pains 15 km 4,146 (1.6%) 29 April 1914 4th Arroio Grande 18 km 2,702 (1.0%) 19 December 1988 5th Arroio do Só 36 km 944 (0.4%) 4 March 1896 6th Passo do Verde 23 km 531 (0.2%) 19 April 1991 7th Boca do Monte 16 km 2,941 (1.1%) 4 March 1896 8th Palma 18 km 856 (0.3%) 19 December 1997 9th Santa Flora 36 km 1,074 (0.4%) 27 July 1962 10th Santo Antão 11 km 807 (0.3%) 28 December 2001Total Municipal Population 261 031 (100.0%)
Apart from the 1st District, all the others are administered by Subprefects (subprefeitos), each of them appointed by the municipal Mayor.
Bairros and Administrative Regions
Santa Maria is officially organized in 50 bairros ("neighborhoods"), 41 of which are located in the 1st District of Sede ("Seat"), which accounts for 94.4% of the total population in the municipality. The remaining 9 bairros are coextensive with the 9 rural districts.
The 41 bairros of the Seat District are further grouped into 8 regiões administrativas (or R.A., "administrative regions").
District Administrative Region Bairros Sede R.A. Center Centro ("city centre" or "downtown") Bonfim Nonoai Nossa Senhora de Fátima Nossa Senhora de Lourdes Nossa Senhora Medianeira Nossa Senhora do RosárioR.A. Center-East João Luiz Pozzobon Cerrito Pé-de-Plátano São JoséR.A. Center-West Duque de Caxias Noal Passo D'Areia Patronato UglioneR.A. East CamobiR.A. North Carolina Caturrita Chácara das Flores Divina Providência Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro Salgado FilhoR.A. Northeast Campestre do Menino Deus Itararé Km 3 Menino Jesus Nossa Senhora das Dores Presidente João GoulartR.A. South Lorenzi Dom Antônio Reis Tomazetti UrlândiaR.A. West Agro-Industrial Boi Morto Juscelino Kubistchek Pinheiro Machado Renascença Nova Santa Marta São João Tancredo Neves São Valentim —São Valentim Pains —Pains Arroio Grande —Arroio Grande Arroio do Só—Arroio do Só Passo do Verde—Passo do Verde Boca do Monte—Boca do Monte Palma—Palma Santa Flora—Santa Flora Santo Antão —Santo Antão
External links Political Map of Santa Maria (.pdf) The City's Official Website