Guará, Federal District

Guará (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡuaˈɾa]) is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by SIA to the north, Sudoeste/Octogonal and Candangolândia to the west, Núcleo Bandeirante to the south, Park Way to the southeast, and Águas Claras to the east, and Vicente Pires to the northeast. It was founded on 5 May 1969, as the 10th administrative region.

Guará
Administrative region
Região Administrativa de Guará
Administrative Region of Guará
Clockwise from top: Skyline; St. JK; Guará station; Guará sign; Centro Médico da Polícia Militar do Distrito Federal; São Paulo Apóstolo Church
Flag of Guará
Flag
Location of Guará in the Federal District
Location of Guará in the Federal District
Coordinates: 15°49′32″S 47°58′48″W
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Federal District
Established21 April 1969
Government
 • Regional administratorLuciane Gomes Quintanal
Area
 • Total21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total125,703
 • Density6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Area code+55 61
Websitewww.guara.df.gov.br

Geography

Guará is located in the Brazilian Highlands, in the Central-West Region.

Climate

Guará has a Tropical Savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).[1] The climate has two distinct seasons, the rainy season, from October to April, and the dry season, from May to September. During the dry season, the city can have very low relative humidity levels, often below 30%.[2] The average temperature is 21.4 °C (70.5 °F).

Government

Due to the Federal District's unique status, the government of Guará is a Regional Administration, due to the district's subdivisions being Administrative regions instead of municipalities. In a different fashion to municipalities, the Administrative Regions are administered by Regional Administrations, which are led by an administrator.[3] Each administration is responsible for providing services to their respective regions, such as power, water, sanitation, and road infrastructure. The current administrator for Guará is Artur Nogueira.[4]

Transportation

Guará is home to the Federal District Metro's Guará station, as well as the Feira, Shopping, and Arniqueiras stations.

Sport

Guará is home to a karting circuit.[5]

See also

References
  1. A cidade das duas estações Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. "DF entra em estado de atenção por causa da baixa umidade do ar". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. "Administrações Regionais – GOVERNO DO DISTRITO FEDERAL" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. "Perfil do administrador – Administração Regional do Guará" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  5. Góis, Fábio (2020-07-17). "Assinada autorização para uso do Kartódromo do Guará". Agência Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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