Lago Norte (; lit. North Lake) is an
administrative region
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
in 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 ...
in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is bordered by
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...
,
Sobradinho II, and
Sobradinho to the north,
Itapoã and
Paranoá to the east, and
Lago Sul
Lago Sul is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is located on the south side of the eastern shore of Lake Paranoá, opposite Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the ...
through the
Paranoá Lake
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Lake Paranoá (Portuguese: Lago Paranoá, , ) is an artificial lake in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. During construction of the city, the Paranoá River was dammed to form the lake. It is at an altitude of and has a circumference of ...
. It completely surrounds the administrative region of
Varjão. Most of its inhabited area is located on a peninsula of
Lake Paranoá
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. In a 2010 report, its population was 41,627. Lago Norte is home to the
Brasilia Digital TV Tower. Its current administrator is Marcelo Ferreira da Silva. It was founded in 1994.
Transport
Lago Norte has the third largest network of bike lanes in the Federal District, having 35,1km of bike lanes.
See also
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List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Lago Norte websiteGovernment of the Federal District website
Administrative regions in the Federal District (Brazil)
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