Santa Maria, Educational center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Santa Maria stands as a central municipality at 113 meters elevation, covering 1,823 square kilometers with a population of 283,677 residents in 2020.
The territory started as a military camp in 1797 for boundary marking between Portuguese and Spanish empires, gaining municipality status in December 1857.
The municipality functions as an academic nucleus with multiple universities, including the Federal University of Santa Maria, drawing students from across the region.
The city contains ten administrative districts, with the central district subdivided into 41 neighborhoods offering various municipal services and commercial activities.
The region holds major paleontological significance, marking the location where researchers discovered the first dinosaur fossils in Brazil.
Location: Rio Grande do Sul
Inception: 1857
Elevation above the sea: 113 m
Shares border with: Itaara, Dilermando de Aguiar, São Martinho da Serra, São Sepé, Júlio de Castilhos, São Gabriel, Restinga Sêca, Silveira Martins, Formigueiro, São Pedro do Sul
Website: https://santamaria.rs.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -29.68389,-53.80694
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:41
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