Federal District (Brazil)

Federal District

Distrito Federal
Federal District Distrito Federal
Federal district
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: Venturis Ventis (Latin); "To the coming winds"
	Location in Brazil
	Interactive map of Federal District
	Coordinates: 15°47′42″S 47°45′28″W / 15.79500°S 47.75778°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
Seat of government	Brasília
Government
• Type	Unitary state
• Governor	Celina Leão (PP)
• Vice Governor	Vacant
• Senators	Damares Alves (Republicanos); Izalci Lucas (PSDB); Leila Barros (PDT)
• Legislature	Legislative Chamber of the Federal District
Area
• Total	5,760 km2 (2,220 sq mi)
• Rank	27th
Population (2024 estimate)
• Total	2,982,818
• Rank	20th
• Density	518/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Demonym	Candango
GDP
• Total	R$ 286.944 billion; (US$ 53.228 billion)
HDI
Time zone	UTC−03:00 (BRT)
Postal Code	70000-000 to 73690-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-DF
HDI (2024)	0.866 (1st) – very high
Website	www.df.gov.br

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The Federal District (Portuguese: Distrito Federal [dʒisˈtɾitu fedeˈɾaw] ^ⓘ) is one of 27 federative units of Brazil. Located in the Center-West Region, it is the smallest Brazilian federal unit and the only one that has no municipalities, being divided into 35 administrative regions. The federal capital of Brazil, Brasília, which is also the seat of government of the Federal District, is located in its territory. The Federal District shares a small border with Minas Gerais and is otherwise surrounded by the state of Goiás.