Guará, Federal District

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 / 15.82556°S 47.98000°W / -15.82556; -47.98000
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Federal District
EstablishedMay 5, 1969
Government
 • Regional administratorLuciane Gomes Quintanal
Area
 • Total
21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
125,703
 • Density6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Area code+55 61
Websitewww.guara.df.gov.br

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. Guará was founded on May 5, 1969, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 49, of October 25, 1989.

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] as well as a football stadium which has been closed since 2016.[6] Both are part of the Guará Sports and Leisure Complex (Portuguese: Complexo Esportivo e de Lazer do Guará (CAVE)), which is expected to be refurbished.[7][6]

Venues

  • Estádio Antônio Otoni Filho
  • CAVE Gymnasium

See also

References

  1. ^ A cidade das duas estações Archived May 4, 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). August 6, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Administrações Regionais – GOVERNO DO DISTRITO FEDERAL" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Perfil do administrador – Administração Regional do Guará" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Góis, Fábio (July 17, 2020). "Assinada autorização para uso do Kartódromo do Guará". Agência Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "GDF lança edital para revitalização do Cave, no Guará | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 21, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Neto, Chico (February 21, 2022). "Guará terá novo complexo esportivo e de lazer". Agência Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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