# Santa Leopoldina > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Santa_Leopoldina > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Santa_Leopoldina.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Leopoldina > Source revision: 1346488258 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Southeast, Brazil Santa Leopoldina Municipality Municipality of Santa Leopoldina Flag Coat of arms Santa Leopoldina Location in Brazil Coordinates: 20°6′3″S 40°31′48″W / 20.10083°S 40.53000°W / -20.10083; -40.53000 Country Brazil Region Southeast State Espírito Santo Area • Total 718 km2 (277 sq mi) Population (2015) • Total 12,885 • Density 17.9/km2 (46.5/sq mi) Time zone UTC−3 (BRT) HDI (2010) 0.626 – medium[1] **Santa Leopoldina** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Brazil) in central [Espírito Santo](/source/Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo), [Brazil](/source/Brazil). Its population was 12,885 (2015) and its area is 718.1 km2 (277.3 sq mi).[2] It is 16 meters above sea level, and is located 44 km from the state capital of [Vitória](/source/Vit%C3%B3ria%2C_Brazil). ## History Santa Leopoldina was founded in 1856 by around 60 [Swiss](/source/Switzerland) [immigrants](/source/Immigrant) who came up the Santa Maria River, closely followed in 1857 by roughly 200 immigrants from [Germany](/source/Germany) and [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg). The old extended version of the name, "Cachoeiro de Santa Leopoldina", was given in 1860 by the emperor [Pedro II](/source/Pedro_II_of_Brazil), in honour of his mother [Maria Leopoldina, Archduchess of Austria](/source/Maria_Leopoldina%2C_Archduchess_of_Austria). During the 19th century the town was, for a period, the biggest commercial centre of the state, but its influence declined after the arrival of roads which took traffic away from the [river](/source/River), which was then the town's biggest advantage. Santa Maria River was navigable right through to the Atlantic from this point. The first highway (*rodovia*) in the state was built between Santa Leopoldina and [Santa Teresa](/source/Santa_Teresa%2C_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo) and was completed in 1918, which was extended to [Vitória](/source/Vit%C3%B3ria%2C_Brazil) in 1924. Cachoeiro de Santa Leopoldina first became a municipality in 1887 and dropped "Cachoeiro de" (Portuguese for *[waterfall](/source/Waterfall) of*) from its name in 1943. In 1890 Santa Teresa separated from Santa Leopoldina, and in 1988 [Santa Maria de Jetibá](/source/Santa_Maria_de_Jetib%C3%A1%2C_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo) also separated, leaving a much smaller area under its power. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf) (PDF). [United Nations Development Programme](/source/United_Nations_Development_Programme) (UNDP). Archived from [the original](http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf) (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [IBGE](/source/Brazilian_Institute_of_Geography_and_Statistics) - [\[1\]](https://cod.ibge.gov.br/F6E) v t e Municipalities of Espírito Santo Capital: Vitória Mesoregion Central Afonso Cláudio Afonso Cláudio Brejetuba Conceição do Castelo Domingos Martins Laranja da Terra Marechal Floriano Venda Nova do Imigrante Guarapari Alfredo Chaves Anchieta Guarapari Iconha Piúma Rio Novo do Sul Santa Teresa Itaguaçu Itarana Santa Leopoldina Santa Maria de Jetibá Santa Teresa São Roque do Canaã Vitória Cariacica Serra Viana Vila Velha Vitória Mesoregion Litoral Norte Linhares Aracruz Fundão Ibiraçu João Neiva Linhares Rio Bananal Sooretama Montanha Montanha Mucurici Pinheiros Ponto Belo São Mateus Conceição da Barra Jaguaré Pedro Canário São Mateus Mesoregion Noroeste Barra de São Francisco Água Doce do Norte Barra de São Francisco Ecoporanga Mantenópolis Colatina Alto Rio Novo Baixo Guandu Colatina Governador Lindenberg Marilândia Pancas São Domingos do Norte Nova Venécia Águia Branca Boa Esperança Nova Venécia São Gabriel da Palha Vila Pavão Vila Valério Mesoregion Sul Alegre Alegre Divino de São Lourenço Dores do Rio Preto Guaçuí Ibatiba Ibitirama Irupi Iúna Muniz Freire Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Apiacá Atílio Vivacqua Bom Jesus do Norte Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Castelo Jerônimo Monteiro Mimoso do Sul Muqui São José do Calçado Vargem Alta Itapemirim Itapemirim Marataízes Presidente Kennedy Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Israel This geographical article relating to Espírito Santo is a stub. 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