Administrative regions of the Federal District (Brazil)
The administrative regions of the Federal District (Portuguese: regiões administrativas do Distrito Federal, RADF or RA) are administrative divisions of the Federal District, Brazil. They act in a similar manner to municipalities, having a degree of autonomy from the federal government. However, administrators are appointed by the Governor of the Federal District, instead of being elected by citizens.
History
The Federal District was first divided into administrative regions by a 1964 federal law. Before this, the regions were not officially defined, but the seven oldest seats of government (Gama, Taguatinga, Brazlândia, Sobradinho, Planaltina, Paranoá, and Núcleo Bandeirante) already existed and were often called satellite cities (Portuguese: cidades satélites) to the capital Brasília, which was included in the Plano Piloto administrative region.
The 1988 Constitution of Brazil divides the country into federated states and these into municipalities with a degree of autonomy, headed by an elected mayor, but explicitly forbids the Federal District to divide into municipalities.
It is instead divided into decentralized administrative regions headed by a regional administrator appointed by the Governor of the Federal District , as opposed to the elected mayors of municipalities.
The regional administrations are tasked with representing the government of the Federal District and coordinating local public services, and carry out most tasks reserved for municipalities, except for matters exclusive to states, which are handled by the governor themself.
List of administrative regions
There are a total of 35 administrative regions in the Federal District.
| Number | Administrative region | Administrator | Foundation date | Date of Incorporation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Plano Piloto | Valdemar Medeiros | 21 April 1960 | 19 September 1956 (city)
16 September 1997 (administrative region) |
| II |
 Gama
|
Joseane Araújo Feitosa | 12 October 1960 | 19 January 1967 (city)
25 October 1989 (administrative region) |
| III |
 Taguatinga
|
Renato Andrade dos Santos | 5 June 1958 | 19 January 1967 (city)
25 October 1989 (administrative region) |
| IV |
 Brazlândia
|
Marcelo Gonçalves da Cunha | 13 May 1933 | 10 December 1964 (city)
25 October 1989 (administrative region) |
| V |
 Sobradinho
|
Gutemberg Tosatte Gomes | 13 May 1960 | 19 January 1967 (city)
25 October 1989 (administrative region) |
| VI |
 Planaltina
|
Wesley Fonseca Fraga | 19 August 1859 | 10 December 1964 (city)
25 October 1989 (administrative region) |
| VII |
 Paranoá
|
Wellington Cardoso de Santana | 25 October 1957 | 10 December 1964 |
| VIII |
 Núcleo Bandeirante
|
Cláudio Márcio de Oliveira | 19 December 1956 | 19 January 1967 (city)
25 October 1989 (administrative region) |
| IX |
 Ceilândia
|
Dilson Resende de Almeida | 27 March 1971 | 27 July 1975 (part of Taguatinga)
25 October 1989 (administrative region) |
| X |
 Guará
|
Artur da Cunha Nogueira | 5 May 1969 | 29 August 1973 (merged with SIA) |
| XI |
 Cruzeiro
|
Gustavo de Almeida Aires | 30 November 1959 | 25 October 1989 |
| XII |
 Samambaia
|
Marcos Leite de Araújo | 25 October 1989 | |
| XIII |
 Santa Maria
|
Marileide Alves da Silva Romão | 10 February 1993 | |
| XIV |
 São Sebastião
|
Roberto Medeiros Santos | 25 June 1993 | |
| XV | Recanto das Emas | Carlos Dalvan Soares de Oliveira | 28 July 1993 | |
| XVI | Lago Sul | Rubens Santoro Neto | 30 August 1960 | 10 January 1994 |
| XVII |
 Riacho Fundo
|
Fernando Siqueira Guimarães | 13 March 1990 | 15 December 1993 |
| XVIII | Lago Norte | Marcelo Ferreira da Silva | 10 January 1960 | 10 January 1994 |
| XIX |
 Candangolândia
|
Pablo de Sousa Valente Lima | 3 November 1956 | 27 January 1994 |
| XX | Águas Claras | Mário Henrique Furtado Rocha de Sousa | 6 May 2003 | |
| XXI | Riacho Fundo II | Ana Maria da Silva | 6 May 1995 | 6 May 2003 |
| XXII | Sudoeste/Octogonal | Alcidino Vieira Júnior | 6 May 2003 | |
| XXIII | Varjão | Daniel Damasceno Crepaldi | 6 May 2003 | |
| XXIV |
 Park Way
|
Deusdete Soares Benevides | 13 March 1961 | 29 December 2003 |
| XXV | SCIA | Alceu Prestes de Mattos | 27 January 2004 | |
| XXVI |
 Sobradinho II
|
Diego Rodrigues Rafael Matos | 11 October 1991 | 27 January 2004 |
| XXVII |
 Jardim Botânico
|
Aderivaldo Martins Cardoso | 1 September 2004 | |
| XXVIII |
 Itapoã
|
Raimundo Risonaldo Paz | 7 July 2005 | 3 January 2005 |
| XXIX |
 SIA
|
Raphael Eugênio Marques | 29 August 1973 (part of Guará)
14 July 2005 (administrative region) |
|
| XXX |
 Vicente Pires
|
Gilvando Galdino Fernandes | 26 May 2009 | |
| XXXI |
 Fercal
|
Fernando Gustavo Lima | 11 September 1956 | 29 January 2012 |
| XXXII | Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol | Cláudio Ferreira Domingues | 14 August 2019 | |
| XXXIII |
 Arniqueira
|
Telma Rufino | 1 October 2019 | 30 September 2019 |
| XXXIV | Arapoanga | Sérgio de Araújo | 21 December 2022 | |
| XXXV | Agua Quente | Lúcia Gomes da Silva | 21 December 2022 | |