Distrito Federal
DistrictBR-DFDistrict of Brazil.
South AmericaCapital: BrasíliaLanguage: Portuguese
Population
3.0M
Metros tracked
1
4.8M in metros (159%)
Composite score
14.5
Sum across tracked metros
Type
District
ISO 3166-2: BR-DF
At a glance
- Established
- 1960
- Area
- 5,761 km²
- Population density
- 520 /km²
- Highest point
- Pico do Roncador (1,341 m (4,400 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislative Chamber of Federal District
- Human Development Index
- 0.850 (2023)
- Chamber of Deputies seats
- 8
- Senators
- 3
- Rank in Brazil
- 9th of 27 by composite score
- Area rank
- 27th of 27 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Brasilia
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Distrito Federal metro footprint
1 metroLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
1 tracked metro
#196Brasilia
14.54.8MRegional Hub
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #196 | Brasilia | 4.8M | 14.5 | Regional Hub |