Federal District (Brazil)

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.

Federal District
Distrito Federal (Portuguese)
Distrito Federal
Federal District
Motto(s): 
Ventvris Ventis (Latin)
"To the coming winds"
Coordinates: 15°47′42″S 47°45′28″W
Country Brazil
Seat of governmentBrasília
Government
  GovernorIbaneis Rocha (MDB)
  Vice GovernorCelina Leão (PP)
  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)
  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 – very high (1st)
Time zoneUTC−03:00 (BRT)
Postal code
70000-000 to 73690-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-DF
Websitedf.gov.br
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