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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.

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
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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
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
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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