Federal District (Brazil)

Federal District
Distrito Federal (Portuguese)
Distrito Federal
Federal District
Flag of Federal District
Coat of arms of Federal District
Motto(s): 
Ventvris Ventis (Latin)
"To the coming winds"
Coordinates: 15°47′42″S 47°45′28″W / 15.79500°S 47.75778°W / -15.79500; -47.75778
Country Brazil
Seat of governmentBrasília
Government
 • GovernorIbaneis Rocha (MDB)
 • Vice GovernorCelina Leão (PP)[a]
 • SenatorsDamares Alves (Republicanos)
Izalci Lucas (PSDB)
Leila Barros (PDT)
 • LegislatureLegislative Chamber of the Federal District
Area
 • Total5,802 km2 (2,240 sq mi)
 • Rank27th
Population
 (2007)[2]
 • Total2,570,160
 • Estimate 
(2019)
3,015,268
 • Rank20th
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
  • Rank1st
DemonymCandango
GDP
 • TotalR$ 286.944 billion
(US$ 53.228 billion)
HDI
 • Year2021
 • Category0.814[4]very high (1st)
Time zoneUTC−03:00 (BRT)
Postal code
70000-000 to 73690-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-DF
Websitedf.gov.br

The Federal District (Portuguese: Distrito Federal [dʒisˈtɾitu fedeˈɾaw] ) is one of 27 federative units of Brazil. Located in the Center-West Region, it is the smallest Brazilian federal unit and the only one that has no municipalities, being divided into 35 administrative regions. The federal capital of Brazil, Brasília, which is also the seat of government of the Federal District, is located in its territory. The Federal District is almost completely surrounded by the state of Goiás, but it shares a small border with Minas Gerais.

  1. ^ Alcântara, Manoela (January 9, 2023). "Celina Leão é a nova governadora do DF com afastamento de Ibaneis" (in Portuguese). Metrópoles. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "IBGE - Projeção da população". www.IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ "PIB por Unidade da Federação, 2021". ibge.gov.br.
  4. ^ "Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Pnud Brasil, Ipea e FJP, 2022". www.atlasbrasil.org.br. Retrieved 2023-06-11.


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