Santa Maria

Santa Maria, city, Brazil

Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. Foodstuffs and rail machinery are produced. Santa Maria was established in 1797.

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Santa Maria, city, United States

Santa Maria, city (1990 pop. 61,284), Santa Barbara co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; founded 1874 as Central City, renamed 1882, inc. 1905. A growing city, it has an economy based largely on agriculture (vegetables, grain, avocados, fruit, and cattle) and oil. Manufacturing plants produce machinery, electronic components, and telephone apparatus. Vandenberg Air Force Base is nearby.

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Santa Maria

1. a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop.: 252 000 (2005 est.)

2. an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12 362 ft.)

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Santa Maria 

a city in southern Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Population, 124,900 (1970). Santa Maria is a transportation junction and the commercial center for an agricultural region that raises cattle and grows grain and fruit. It has railroad repair shops and enterprises for the production of beer, meat, and leather. Coal is mined in the surrounding region.