Santa Maria do Salto
Santa Maria do Salto | |
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Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate Geographic Region | Almenara |
| Area | |
• Total | 440.605 km2 (170.119 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 4,755 |
| • Density | 10.79/km2 (27.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | santa-mariense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | santamariadosalto.mg.gov.br |
Santa Maria do Salto is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 5,217 inhabitants in a total area of 442 km2. Santa Maria do Salto city belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Almenara. The elevation of the municipal seat is 220 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located south of the Jequitinhonha River and is bordered by the state of Bahia on the east. Neighboring municipalities are: Eunápolis, Salto da Divisa, and Jacinto. There are poor highway connections with Salto da Divisa, 68 km to the northeast; Salto da Divisa then has paved connections to the important BR-101, 48 km to the east.