Paranoá, Federal District

Administrative region in Central-West, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paranoá, Federal Districtmap

Paranoá is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is located to the east of Paranoá Lake, being bordered by Lago Norte, Itapoã and Planaltina to the north, São Sebastião and Jardim Botânico to the south. It shares a border with Lago Sul and Brasília through Paranoá Lake. Paranoá was founded on October 25, 1957, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 4545, of December 10, 1964. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 46,527.

Quick Facts Country, Region ...
Paranoá
Região Administrativa de Paranoá
Administrative Region of Paranoá
Thumb
Thumb
Thumb
Thumb
Thumb
Clockwise from top: I love Paranoá sign; Paranoá Regional Hospital; Road near Paranoá Lake; Paranoá bus terminal; Paranoá residential block
Thumb
Thumb
Localization of Paranoá in Federal District
Coordinates: 15°46′07″S 47°46′47″W
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Federal District
FoundedOctober 25, 1957; 67 years ago (1957-10-25)
Government
  Regional administratorSévulo José Filho[1]
Area
  Total
853.33 km2 (329.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
  Total
46,527
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code (CEP)
71570-000
Area code+55 61
Websitewww.paranoa.df.gov.br
Close

Etymology

The name Paranoá comes from Paranoá Lake, which the region is located near.

Sports

Venues

  • Estádio JK Paranoá

Clubs

See also

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.