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.

District of Pains

Pains, the 3rd district of Santa Maria
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

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

References

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