Federal District
federal district of Brazil, a federative unit in the Central-West Region of Brazil
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Summary
Federal District is a federal district of Brazil[1]. It draws 10,632 Wikipedia views per month (federal district of brazil category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brazil[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Head of government: Ibaneis Rocha[5]
- Continent: South America[6]
- Instance of: capital district or territory[7], federative unit of Brazil[8]
- Capital: Brasília[9]
- Shares border with: Goiás[10], Minas Gerais[11]
- Flag: flag of the Federal District[12]
- Legislative body: Legislative Chamber of Federal District[13]
- Executive body: cabinet of the governor of the Federal District[14]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of the Federal District[15]
- Part of: Central-West Region[16]
- Commons category: Distrito Federal (Brazil)[17]
- Licence plate code: DF[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[19], America/Sao_Paulo[20]
- Said to be the same as: Brasília[21]
- Inception: April 21, 1960[22]
- Highest point: Pico do Roncador[23]
- Official website: https://www.df.gov.br/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Federal District (Brazil)[25]
- Commons gallery: Distrito Federal (Brazil)[26]
- Human Development Index: 0.659[27], 0.667[28], 0.674[29], 0.683[30], 0.691[31], 0.701[32], 0.708[33], 0.724[34], 0.737[35], 0.751[36], 0.769[37], 0.773[38], 0.778[39], 0.771[40]
- Population: 2,570,160[41], 3,039,444[42], 2,817,381[43]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Federal District (Brazil)[44]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of the Federal District[45]
Why It Matters
Federal District has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]