Arroio Grande, district of Santa Maria


Arroio Grande is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the north portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 18 km from Downtown Santa Maria. The district is known as the portal to a wave of Italian immigration in the late 1870s.
The district of Arroio Grande owns an area of 130.71 km² that is equivalent to 7.30% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791.65 km².

History

The district was created in 1988 by municipal law 3099/88 of 1988.

Limits

The district limits with the districts of Palma and Sede, and, with the municipalities of Silveira Martins, Júlio de Castilhos and Itaára.

Neighbourhoods

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