Pains, district of Santa Maria

Pains[2] (Portuguese pronunciation: [???], "Pains" - probably the plural of Paim family name) is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the central portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is 15 km (9.32 miles) far from Downtown Santa Maria.

For the neighbourhood of this district, see Pains, Santa Maria.
District of Pains

Pains, the 3rd district of Santa Maria
District
District of Pains, in Santa Maria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Coordinates: 29°45′05.91″S 53°42′53.48″W
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
Municipality/CitySanta Maria
Government
 • TypeSubprefecture
 • BodySubprefect
Area
 • District133.61 km2 (51.59 sq mi)
Highest elevation
139 m (456 ft)
Lowest elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 • District4,146
 • Rank2nd of 10
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
 • Urban
34
 • Rural
4,112
Neighbourhoods1
Adjacent districtsArroio do Só, Palma, Passo do Verde, Santa Flora, São Valentim, Sede
WebsiteOfficial site of Santa Maria

The district of Pains owns an area of 133.61 km² that is equivalent to 7,46% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

History

With the creation of the Camobi neighbourhood, integrating it to district of Sede, continued to exist the "district of Camobi" that, nowadays, is equivalent to the districts of Arroio Grande (part of) and Pains. After it was created the district of Arroio Grande and to not be confounded with the neighbourhood of district of Sede with the same name (Camobi), the city hall created the district of Pains.[3]

Limits
Map of the municipality of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil showing the division by districts.

The district limits with the districts of Arroio do Só, Palma, Passo do Verde, Santa Flora, São Valentim and Sede.

Neighbourhoods

The district of Pains is divided in the following bairros, that in English is equivalent to neighbourhoods:

Roads and railway
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References
  1. Population of the territories of Santa Maria. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in Portuguese.
  2. 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
  3. Lei Municipal 3369 de 02/10/1991
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