Belém metropolitan area

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Região Metropolitana de Belém
Metropolitan Region of Belém
Coordinates 1 ° 27 ′  S , 48 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 1 ° 27 ′  S , 48 ° 30 ′  W
The metropolitan area of ​​Belém is highlighted in red.
The metropolitan area of ​​Belém is highlighted in red.
founding June 8, 1973
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Pará
surface 3,565.8 km²
Residents 2,505,242 (estimate July 1, 2019)
density 702.6  Ew. / km²
Time zone UTC −3
economy
GDP 42,229,941  thousand R $
15,948 R $ per person 
(2015)
HDI 0.729

The metropolitan region of Belém ( RMB ), in Portuguese Região Metropolitana de Belém , also known as Grande Belém or Greater Belém , is a metropolitan region in the Brazilian state of Pará . It was established by law on June 8, 1973 and has its seat in the city of Belém . It consists of the seven cities of Ananindeua , Belém, Benevides , Castanhal , Marituba , Santa Bárbara do Pará and Santa Izabel do Pará . The legislation was changed in 1995, 2010 and 2011.

Demographics and Expansion

With an area of ​​3,565.8 km² it had a population of 2,505,242 inhabitants (July 2019 estimate), which corresponds to a population density of 702.6 inhabitants per km².

Municípios of the metropolitan region of Belém sorted by population
Município Population
census 2010

2019 estimate
Area km²
(2018)
Belém 1,393,399 1,492,745 1,059.458
Pineapple Deua 471.980 530,598 190.451
Castanhal 173.149 200,793 1,030.261
Marituba 108,246 131,521 103,343
Santa Izabel do Pará 59,466 70,801 717.662
Benevides 51,651 62,737 187.826
Santa Bárbara do Pará 17.141 21,079 278.154
All in all 2.505.24 3,565,783

literature

  • Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Urbano e Obras Públicas do Pará, SEDOB (ed.): Estudo de delimitação da região metropolitana de Belém . SEDOB, Belém 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese, gov.br [PDF]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Lei Complementar do Brasil nº14, de 8 de junho de 1973 (text in Wikisource)
  2. Lei Estadual complementar n.º 27/1995
  3. Lei Estadual complementar n.º 76/2011
  4. Brazil - Panorama. In: gov.br. IBGE , accessed April 9, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  5. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da federação com data de referência em 1 ° de julho de 2019. (PDF; 2.8 MB) In: ibge.gov.br. 2019, accessed April 9, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).