Palma ("palm") is a

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of the

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of Santa Maria in the

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. It is situated in north-eastern Santa Maria. The district's seat is located in its geographic center, 23 km (14,59 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria. The district was created on December 17, 1997. The district of Palma occupies an area of 95.18 km² that is equivalent to 5.31% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².

History

In 1997, Santa Maria lost areas with the

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s occurring in the then districts of

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. At that time, Santa Maria was being administrated by

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Oswaldo Nascimento of Brazilian Labour Party, who was in his second mandate. It was then that the inhabitants of the current district came together and through a peoples petition with 280 signatures, vindicated the creation of the district. The peoples main argument was negligence from the

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of the locality, because the City hall had not furnished the district any type of assistance. The City hall accepted the creation of this district, in that it had separated from the district of Arroio do Só, in a portion east, and from the district of Arroio Grande in a portion west. The first district's subprefecture worked, temporarily, together to communitarian salon of

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, in Faxinal da Palma Village.Executivo Municipal inaugura as novas instalações da subprefeitura de Palma
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Geography

In the district front the main

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s the Arroio Grande River and

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with the tributaries the Tafona Rivulet and the Araricá Rivulet. The majority of the population have lived in the district for more than twenty years. The economy in the district consists mainly of

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and

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. From the economic viewpoint, the district is divided into two areas: # The first formed by the central and southern portion, with a good mixture of

and

, having a more suitable topography to develop them. # The second area at north, with less agriculture and more diversified businesses because the properties are small and it is situated near the hills making farming less profitable..

Limits

The district limits with the

s of Arroio do Só,

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, Pains and

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, and, with the

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and Silveira Martins.

Neighbourhoods

The district of Palma is divided in the following

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s, that in English is equivalent to

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s: * Palma;

Roads and railway

* Though the district doesn't contain any railway lines, the

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railway crosses in the district of Arroio do Só perimetering in two kilometers far from the boundary of Palma with Arroio do Só district. * The district owns the following

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s: ** RSC-287: Intersects the district in the north and the south. In the district it has 11 km and it is the most important road in the district. ** RS-804: Or ''Estrada do Imigrante'' ("Immigrant road"), is asphalted and is situated in the north-west of the district. It connects Silveira Martins to RSC-287. * Another important road is Rua do Radar (Radar Street), that connects the

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to RS-804 highway.

References

External links

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Palma8SM.com, Palma SM's official website
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Site oficial da Prefeitura de Santa Maria
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