The administrative regions of the Federal District ( pt, regiões administrativas do Distrito Federal) are
administrative division
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s of the
Federal District
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,
Brazil
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History
The division of the Federal District into administrative regions was made official through the 1964 federal law no. 4.545. Prior to this law, the regions were not officially defined, but their seats already existed and were often called
satellite cities
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, with the exception of
Brasília
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The administrative regions are territorial subdivisions of the
Federal District
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, for which physical limits, established by public power, define the jurisdiction of government action for purposes of administrative
decentralization
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Conce ...
and coordination of public services of a local nature.
This action is exerted through the intermediary of each regional administration.
Broadly speaking, the administrative region would be the set of urban, suburban and rural areas belonging to the control of an urban center (seat of the administrative region).
The physical-administrative boundaries are subdivided into urban and rural areas in discriminated then, according to the macrozoning of the
Federal District
A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they e ...
, established by Article 11 of the Supplementary Law No. 17, dated 28/01/97 regarding the Director Plan of Territorial Ordering of DF - PDOT.
URBAN ZONE: of Dynamism, of Consolidation, of Controlled Use.
RURAL ZONE: of Dynamism, of Diversified Use, of Controlled Use.
Each administrative region hosts a corresponding regional administration, which is responsible for representing the
government
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of the
Federal District
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and promoting the coordination of local public services.
Each regional administration is headed by a regional administrator appointed by the
Governor of the Federal District
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List of administrative regions
See also
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Administrative region (Brazil)
The Brazilian administrative region ( pt, região administrativa) are an administrative division of the Federal District, or of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.
Federal District
The Federal District is divided into 31 administrative regions ...
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Geography of Brazil
The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of which includes of land and of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at . Brazil is bordered by the countr ...
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List of cities in Brazil
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References
{{South America topic, List of cities in
Distrito Federal
A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...
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