Federal District (Brazil)
Distrito Federal | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
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Location in Brazil | |
Interactive map of Distrito Federal | |
| Coordinates: 15°47′42″S 47°45′28″W / 15.79500°S 47.75778°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| Seat of government | Brasília |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ibaneis Rocha (MDB) |
| • Vice Governor | Celina Leão (PP) |
| • Senators | Damares Alves (Republicanos) Izalci Lucas (PSDB) Leila Barros (PDT) |
| • Legislature | Legislative Chamber of the Federal District |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,760 km2 (2,220 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 27th |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 2,982,818 |
| • Rank | 20th |
| • Density | 518/km2 (1,340/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Demonym | Candango |
| GDP | |
| • Total | R$ 286.944 billion (US$ 53.228 billion) |
| HDI | |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 70000-000 to 73690-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-DF |
| HDI (2023) | 0.814 (1st) – very high |
| Website | www |
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 shares a small border with Minas Gerais and is otherwise surrounded by the state of Goiás.