Regional geográfica intermediária
Região geográfica intermediária is the new division of Brazil into statistical-geographical regions introduced in 2017 by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . It replaces the previous structure as mesoregions , which contain several smaller units. They have no local authority function.
The division into mesoregions and microregions had been in force since 1989, initially the mesoregions were determined, then these were divided into smaller regions, the microregions . With the reorganization according to geographical regions, the procedure was reversed: first the Regiões Geográficas Imediadas , that is, the municípios (political communities) lying next to each other (imediata) were determined, then the associated Região geográfica intermediária (indirect).
Relevant are elements of the same kind in the "immediate geographical regions" such as land and population structures, economic and labor market situation, which are combined into larger regions. The "indirect geographic regions" have a four-digit code number.
Similar classifications can be found in Europe e.g. B. with NUTS and LAUs .
Web links
- Divisão Regional do Brasil em Regiões Geográficas Imediatas e Regiões Geográficas Intermediárias 2017. In: gov.br. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), accessed January 26, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Individual evidence
- ^ Divisão Regional do Brasil. In: gov.br. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), accessed January 26, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).