Ceilândia

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Ceilândia

Total population

350,347

Founded

1971

Elevation1000 m

Land area230.3 km²

Coordinates-15.82°, -48.10°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

R

Romulo Pires

Brazilian model

Joaquim Cruz

Brazilian middle-distance runner (track and field), coach

Leila Barros

Brazilian politician and volleyball player

H

Hugo Parisi

Brazilian diver

Ketleyn Quadros

Brazilian judoka

E

Emerson Santos da Silva

Brazilian footballer

R

Ricarda Lima

Olympic volleyball player of Brazil

V

Valdisney Costa dos Santos

football player

D

DJ Jamaika

Brazilian musician

Hungria Hip Hop

Brazilian rapper and singer

Leonardo Quintão

Brazilian politician

L

Lígia Moreno

Brazilian pianist

M

Mano Júnior

Brazilian singer

M

Mestre Maxwel

Brazilian capoeira master

X

Brazilian rapper

P

Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos

Brazilian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Distrito Federal

• Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol
  2.3 mi away · pop. 93,217
• Taguatinga
  3.4 mi away · pop. 210,498
• Samambaia
  4.3 mi away · pop. 247,629
• Águas Claras
  5.4 mi away · pop. 120,107
• Vicente Pires
  5.9 mi away · pop. 78,561
• Village das Pedras
  6.2 mi away
• Alexandre Gusmão
  6.6 mi away
• Recanto das Emas
  6.6 mi away · pop. 133,564
• Condominio Verde Perto
  6.7 mi away
• Arniqueira
  6.8 mi away · pop. 47,045
• Núcleo Rural Monjolinho
  6.9 mi away
• Riacho Fundo II
  7.2 mi away · pop. 72,988

Browse all places in Distrito Federal →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ceilândia

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

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