Rondônia

Also known as RO, Rondonia State, Rondônia State

Rondônia (, ; ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the North Region (the central-western part). It is bordered by Acre in the west, Amazonas in the north, Mato Grosso in the east, and Bolivia in the south. Rondônia has a population of 1,815,000 as of 2021. It is the fifth least populated state. Its capital and largest city is Porto Velho, bathed by the Madeira River. The state was named after Cândido Rondon, who explored the north of the country during the 1910s. The state, which is home to c. 0.7% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for c. 0.3% of the Brazilian GDP.

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Rondônia is a state in northern Brazil with a population of about 1.8 million people, bordered by Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, and Bolivia, with its capital in Porto Velho. Though it represents a small portion of Brazil's population and economy, it is a significant part of the Amazon region and was named after early 20th-century explorer Cândido Rondon.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Rondônia
Settlement.native_name_lang: pt
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Rondônia.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 125px
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão de Rondônia.svg
Settlement.anthem: Hino de Rondônia
Settlement.image_map: Rondonia in Brazil.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: North
Settlement.seat_type: Capital and largest city
Settlement.seat: Porto Velho
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Marcos Rocha (UNIÃO)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Governor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: federative unit of Brazil
Part of: North Region
Named after: Cândido Rondon
Demonym: rondoniense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Brazil
Contains: Porto Velho
Capital: Porto Velho
Population: 1581196
Area: 237765.3
Elevation: 277
Head of government: Marcos Rocha
Shares border with: Santa Cruz Department
Official website: www.rondonia.ro.gov.br
Image: Parque Nacional de Pacaás Novos - Ideval (01).jpg
Flag: flag of Rondônia

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language used: Tuparí
Commons category: Rondônia
topic's main category: Category:Rondônia
Commons gallery: Rondônia
inception: 1982-01-04
category for people born here: Q42416220
category of associated people: Category:People from Rondônia
short name: RO
literacy rate: 94.6
Human Development Index: 0.734
electorate: 1178457

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Pre-colonial
Arawan speaking peoples
Chapacuran speaking peoples
Macro-Je speaking peoples
Nambikwaran speaking peoples
Panoan speaking peoples
Tupian speaking peoples
Peoples speaking language isolates
Colonial period
Postcolonial history
Demographics
Religion
Indigenous peoples
Economy
Transport
Education
See also
References
External links

The state has 52 municipalities and occupies an area of 237,590.547 km2, equivalent to the territory of Romania and almost five times larger than Croatia. In addition to this, there are other important cities such as Ariquemes, Cacoal, Guajará-Mirim, Ji-Paraná, Rolim de Moura and Vilhena.

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