Santo Antônio de Pádua

Santo Antônio de Pádua (first part, Portuguese meaning "Saint Anthony") is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 42,078 (2005) and its area is 612 km². [IBGE - [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php] ]

Districts

*Santo Antônio de Pádua (seat)
*Baltasar
*Campelo
*Ibitiguaçu
*Marangatu
*Monte Alegre
*Paraoquena
*Santa Cruz

Neighboring municipalities

*Miracema
*São José de Ubá
*Cambuci
*Aperibé
*Itaocara
*Cantagalo
*Pirapetinga (MG)
*Recreio (MG)
*Palma (MG)

Coat of arms

Its coat of arms features eight stars represents eight of its districts on a navy blue top left part of the shield and the ground with a tree on the right and a fountain in the middle. The municipality's name is in the middle of the shield and it runs diagonally from bottom left to top right. The shield is bordered with four orange rectangles on each side. The crown is on the top of the coat of arms.

Other

Santo Antônio de Padua has schools or collegiates, a high school, churches, squares and parks.

External links

*pt icon [http://www.padua.rj.gov.br Santo Antônio de Pádua City Hall]
*Map and Aerial photos:
**Coordinates: coord|20|32|20|S|45|17|38|E|region:BR
**Street maps: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=-20.539&longitude=-45.179&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=-20.539&lons1=-45.179&alts1=35 Windows LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=-20.539,-45.179 Google]
**Satellite images and Aerial photos: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-20.539,-45.179&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]

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