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Passo do Verde, district of Santa Maria

District of Passo do Verde
Passo do Verde, the 6th district of Santa Maria
District
District of Passo do Verde, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
District of Passo do Verde, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°52′59.77″S 53°43′13.40″W / 29.8832694°S 53.7203889°W / -29.8832694; -53.7203889Coordinates: 29°52′59.77″S 53°43′13.40″W / 29.8832694°S 53.7203889°W / -29.8832694; -53.7203889
Country Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
municipality/City Santa Maria
Government
 • Type Subprefecture
 • Body Subprefect
Area
 • District 133.40 km2 (51.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation 116 m (381 ft)
Lowest elevation 41 m (135 ft)
Population
 • District 531
 • Rank 10th of 10
 • Density 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban 5
 • Rural 526
Neighbourhoods 1
Adjacent districts Arroio do Só, Pains, Santa Flora
Website Official site of Santa Maria

Passo do Verde (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu du ˈvɛrdʒi], "green pitch") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the south portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 23 km (14,29 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria, nearby the Vacacaí River close to the boundary of Santa Maria with São Sepé.

The district of Passo do Verde owns an area of 133.40 km² that is equivalent to 7.45% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

The district was created in April 19, 1994, by municipal law 3770/94 with area deducted from district of Santa Flora.

The district is situated in the south portion of municipality of Santa Maria. Altogether the relief is suavely undulating and is characterized by the presence of floodplains and coxilhas without big difference with its altimetric elevations.

The district limits with the districts of Arroio do Só, Pains and Santa Flora, and, with the municipalities of Formigueiro and São Sepé.


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