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The Federal District is currently divided into 29 "Regiões Administrativas" ("RA" for short) or "Administrative Regions".
The Federal District was originally undivided, but it was split into 8 Administrative Regions in 1964. In 1989 four new regions were created, bringing the total to 12. From 1992 to 1994 seven additional divisions were created which resulted in 19 regions, a number which lasted from 1994 to 2003. From 2003 to 2005 ten new administrative regions were created, bringing the number to 29.
The fact that RA-I is called "Brasilia" causes some confusion. Many believe that the "city of Brasilia" is just the area corresponding to RA-I, and consider the other RAs as one city each. Other people (including the author of this website) believe that the city of Brasilia includes the urban areas of all the 29 Administrative Regions.
RA-I Brasília RA-II Gama RA-III Taguatinga RA-IV Brazlândia RA-V Sobradinho RA-VI Planaltina RA-VII Paranoá RA-VIII Núcleo Bandeirante RA-IX Ceilândia RA-X Guará RA-XI Cruzeiro RA-XII Samambaia RA-XIII Santa Maria RA-XIV São Sebastião RA-XV Recanto das Emas RA-XVI Lago Sul RA-XVII Riacho Fundo RA-XVIII Lago Norte RA-XIX Candangolândia RA-XX Águas Claras RA-XXI Riacho Fundo II RA-XXII Sudoeste e Octogonal RA-XXIII Varjão RA-XXIV Park Way RA-XXV SCIA (Setor Complementar de Indústria e Abastecimento) RA-XXVI Sobradinho II RA-XXVII Jardim Botânico RA-XXVIII Itapoã RA-XXIX SIA (Setor de Indústria e Abastecimento)
Above: the 19 former Administrative Regions of the Federal District. (Source: "Codeplan")
(Reproduction gently permitted by that organization. Original image scanned by Augusto C. B. Areal)
10 new Administrative Regions have been created since 2003. No updated map is available yet.
* Don't miss to read the four different meanings of the word "Brasilia".
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Related links:
- General information about Brasilia
- Population of the Federal District
- The many different meanings of the word "Brasilia"
- More than 100 photos of Brasilia, including pictures of many satellite cities
The Administrative Regions of the Federal District
Administrative Region Area
(km2)Population
(2000)Dem. Density
(hab/km2)RA-I Brasília 473 198,422 419.4 RA-II Gama 276 130,580 472.9 RA-III Taguatinga 121 243,575 2,007.2 RA-IV Brazlândia 474 52,698 111.2 RA-V Sobradinho 569 128,789 226.2 RA-VI Planaltina 1,537 147,114 95.7 RA-VII Paranoá 852 54,902 64.4 RA-VIII Núcleo Bandeirante 82 36,472 442.5 RA-IX Ceilândia 232 344,039 1,482.9 RA-X Guará 46 115,385 2,524.8 RA-XI Cruzeiro 9 63,883 7,098.1 RA-XII Samambaia 106 164,319 1,550.2 RA-XIII Santa Maria 211 98,679 467.1 RA-XIV São Sebastião 383 64,322 167.9 RA-XV Recanto das Emas 101 93,287 919.3 RA-XVI Lago Sul 190 28,137 147.9 RA-XVII Riacho Fundo 55 41,404 759.3 RA-XVIII Lago Norte 54 29,505 541.5 RA-XIX Candangolândia 7 15,634 2,351.0 T O T A L 5,783 2,051,146 354.7 Source: CODEPLAN - IBGE - IDHAB/DF
Note: 10 new administrative regions were created in 2003 - 2005, after the 2000 census.
No updated info about their area and population is available yet.
For more info about the Federal District's population, follow this link.
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