Planaltina (Federal District)

Região Administrativa de Planaltina Planaltina
The cornerstone of Brazil is located at Morro do Centenário in Planaltina
Planaltina
Coordinates	15 ° 37 ′  S , 47 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 15 ° 37 ′  S , 47 ° 39 ′  W
Planaltina on the map of the Federal District
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Brazil
Federal District	Federal District
Administrative region	RA VI
surface	1,534.7 km²
Residents	164,939 (PDAD / 2011)
density	107.5  Ew. / km²
Telephone code	(+55)  61
Time zone	UTC −3
Website	www.planaltina.df.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
Regional administrator	Gilson Amorim Sobrinho (since January 7, 2019)
HDI	0.764

Planaltina , officially RA VI , or Portuguese Região Administrativa de Planaltina , is an administrative region with 164,939 inhabitants 30 km northeast of the center of Brasília in the Brazilian federal district . The administrative region borders on Sobradinho , Sobradinho II , Planaltina (Goiás) , Formosa (Goiás) and Paranoá .

history

The founding date is given as 1859, but the date is controversial. The place was formerly called Mestre d'Armas. On September 7, 1922, the foundation stone was laid in the area where the future new capital of Brazil was to be. The location of the capital was later moved another 40 km to the southwest. With the establishment of the new capital Brasília on April 21, 1960, the area was divided into two parts. The part with the historical center was located within the newly established Brazilian federal district, the other part remained part of the state of Goiás . In the part that remained near Goias, a new administrative center was set up with the name Planaltina de Goiás , also known as "Brasilinha" ("Little Brasília") in the region.

City center

There are still some historic buildings in the city center, including the 200-year-old Igreja de São Sebastião church.

administration

Gilson Amorim Sobrinho has been the administrator of the administrative region since January 7, 2019 .

Vale do Amanhecer

Vale do Amanhecer, the largest spiritual center in Brazil with 50,000 residents and a temple complex, is located near Planaltina . The facility was founded by Neiva Chaves Zelaya .

Web links

Commons : Planaltina  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Planaltina Administrative Region website (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Elias Manoel da Silva: De Mestre d´Armas a Planaltina - Reflexão histórico-crítica sobre a fundação da cidade. 2012, accessed April 1, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese).
2. ↑ Brief profile on the website of the administrative region, accessed April 16, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).