Ceilândia
Sign in to saveCeilândia () is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Brazlândia to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Samambaia and Sol Nascente/Por do Sol to the south. With about 398,374 inhabitants, it is the administrative region of largest population in the Federal District. Ceilândia was created in 1971 by Hélio Prates da Silveira, originally created as the "CEI" () in 1969, a campaign to combat irregular settlements near Brasília.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ceilândia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Administrative region
- Settlement.official_name
- Região Administrativa de CeilândiaAdministrative Region of Ceilândia
- Settlement.nickname
- Cei
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: City view, Water Tower, Bus terminal, Casa do Cantador, Fair, Ceilândia sign
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira de Ceilândia.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Distrito Federal RA Ceilandia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Localization of Ceilândia in Federal District
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Localization of Ceilândia in Brazil
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Central-West
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- border|22px Federal District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Regional administrator
- Settlement.leader_name
- Vilson José de Oliveira
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Federal District
- Area
- 230.30
- Elevation
- 1000
- Official website
- www.ceilandia.df.gov.br
- Image
- Ceilândia.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ceilândia
- Commons gallery
- Ceilândia
- inception
- 1971-03-27
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Recent developments
- Ceilândia and its fairs
- Sports
- Venues
- Clubs
- Transportation
- Metro
- See also
- References
- External links
Ceilândia () is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Brazlândia to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Samambaia and Sol Nascente/Por do Sol to the south. With about 398,374 inhabitants, it is the administrative region of largest population in the Federal District. Ceilândia was created in 1971 by Hélio Prates da Silveira, originally created as the "CEI" () in 1969, a campaign to combat irregular settlements near Brasília.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ceilândia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
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2 mapped locations