The Cheréns indians were the first to make use of the land that is now the municipality of Santa Filomena. Who was expelled from there colonel Lustosa José da Cunha, who around 1858 came there with wife, relatives and slaves. Born with the name of Santa Filomena, was elevated to the village with the name of Santa Filomena, dismembered Parnaguá. In the administrative division for the year 1911, the city is made district headquarters. The official area of the municipality of Santa Filomena is currently 5.284km² and in the 2010 census, listed with 6.096 inhabitants, with a population growth of around 3.90% compared to the census of 2000.
