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Population distribution in Brazil. Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% [1] of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) [2] in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment.
State City Population Population year Notes Ref Alagoas: Arapiraca: 234,309: 2021 [5]Maceió: 1,031,597: 2021: Capital [5]Palmeira dos Índios: 73,452: 2021 [5]Penedo ...
In Brazil, the terms metropolitan area (Portuguese: região metropolitana) and urban agglomeration (aglomeração urbana) have specific meanings. They are defined by federal and state legislation as collections of municipalities focused on "integrating the organization, planning and execution of public functions of common interest". [ 1 ]
The municipalities of Brazil (Portuguese: municípios do Brasil) are administrative divisions of the Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, [1] makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities.
List of largest cities by area Notes ^ For urban/metropolitan areas that have more than one core city , the figure for their city proper should use either the most populous one (e.g. Dallas for Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex ) or the best-known one (e.g. Manila for Metro Manila , instead of Quezon City ).
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Pages in category "Municipalities of Brazil" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil
Pages in category "Lists of municipalities in Brazil" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... List of cities in Brazil by population;