São Pedro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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29°37′S 54°10′W / 29.617°S 54.167°W / -29.617; -54.167Country BrazilStateRio Grande do SulPopulation
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São Pedro do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

History

The creation of the 3rd district of peace in the Village of Santa Maria began with a decree from the Provincial Government on June 18, 1861. Its boundaries were nearly identical to the current municipality of São Pedro do Sul, and its first justice of the peace was José Luiz Medeiros.

The city's formation dates back to 1866, when Crescêncio José Pereira donated 14 hectares of land to build a chapel and distributed lands for free to those who wanted to reside here. Until 1926, it belonged to Santa Maria, and on March 22, 1926, it gained its political/administrative independence through State Decree No. 3624.

Throughout its history, it has had several names: "São Pedro do Rincão", "Rincão de São Pedro", "São Pedro", and finally "São Pedro do Sul".[2]

Geography

The municipality is located at a latitude of 29º37'14" south and a longitude of 54º10'44" west, at an altitude of 173 meters. It has an area of 873.592 square kilometers and had a population of 16,148 inhabitants in 2020.

Paleontology

The city of São Pedro do Sul, along with the city of Mata, is part of the Arenito Mata Paleobotanical Sites, created by the Brazilian Commission of Geological and Paleobiological Sites. In São Pedro, the Piscina outcrop was chosen as the site.

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Monteiro, Tatiéle Cardoso; Da Silva, Maria Beatriz Oliveira; Difante, Jaqueline (2013-04-04). "A LEI DA NOVA POLÍTICA NACIONAL DOS RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS FACE AO SISTEMA DE COLETA SELETIVA DO MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA MARIA". Revista Eletrônica do Curso de Direito da UFSM. 8: 208. doi:10.5902/198136948263. ISSN 1981-3694.
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