Arroio do SóMunicipal Law 0072 of 2009 that establishes the law of use and occupation of the soil, subdivision, urban perimeter and road system of the municipality of Santa Maria. - in Portuguese ("rivulet of the hermit") is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is situated in the east portion of Santa Maria. The district's seat is located 36 km (22,37 miles) from Downtown Santa Maria, and, is situated closely to limit with the district of Palma and limits with the municipality of Restinga Seca.
The district of Arroio do Só owns an area of 159,30 km² that is equivalent to 8,89% of the municipality of Santa Maria that is 1791,65 km².
History The district was created in 1886, in 1993 the district's name was changed to "Arroio do Sol" (Rivulet of the Sun), and, in 1998 its name came back to be Arroio do Só (Rivulet of the Hermit).
In 1950, Arroio do Só owned 460 km². In 1961 loses part of its territory to the district of Santa Flora and, in 1997, to district of Palma.CARVALHO, A. Transformações sócio-espaciais e desenvolvimento rural no 5º distrito de Santa Maria/RS, Arroio do Só. Trabalho de Graduação de Licenciatura em Geografia. UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. 2010.
Limits
The district limits with the districts of Pains, Palma, and, Passo do Verde, and, with the municipalities of Restinga Seca and Formigueiro.
Neighbourhoods The district of Arroio do Só is divided in the following bairros, that in English is equivalent to neighbourhoods: Arroio do Só;
Roads and railway In the district there isn't roadway; In the district there is railway of América Latina Logística.;
See also
District of Arroio do Só, in Portuguese Wikipedia.
References
External links Site oficial da Prefeitura de Santa Maria