Santa Maria

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Santa Maria

Total population

271,735

Coordinates-29.69°, -53.81°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Santa Maria is a municipality (município) in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2025, its population was 282,395 inhabitants in a total area of 1,823 square kilometres (704 sq mi). Santa Maria is the 5th biggest municipality in the state, and the largest in its micro-region.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Rio Grande do Sul

• Recanto Maestro
  17.2 mi away
• Ivorá
  17.8 mi away · pop. 1,929
• Cerro Claro
  22.6 mi away
• Vila Block
  22.7 mi away
• São Pedro do Sul
  22.9 mi away · pop. 15,577
• Guassupi
  26.4 mi away
• Dona Francisca
  27.4 mi away · pop. 3,079
• Restinga Sêca
  27.5 mi away · pop. 14,939
• Quevedos
  27.9 mi away · pop. 2,507
• Passo das Tunas
  28.6 mi away
• Júlio de Castilhos
  32.5 mi away · pop. 18,226
• Agudo
  33.6 mi away · pop. 16,041

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Santa Maria

Search results from Open Library.

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