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Samambaia
Administrative region
Região Administrativa de Samambaia Administrative Region of Samambaia
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Location of Samambaia in the Federal District
Coordinates: 15°52′34″S 48°05′19″W / 15.87611°S 48.08861°W / -15.87611; -48.08861
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Federal District
Established	25 October 1989
Government
• Regional administrator	Marcos Leite de Araújo
Area
• Total	102.6 km (39.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	193,485
• Density	1,900/km (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Area code	+55 61
Website	www.samambaia.df.gov.br

Samambaia (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ.mɐmbˈaiɐ]) is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Ceilândia and Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Riacho Fundo II and Recanto das Emas to the south. With a population of 232,893, it is the second largest administrative region by population, behind Ceilândia. Samambaia was founded on October 25, 1989, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 49, of October 25, 1989. Its current administrator is Marcos Leite de Araújo.

Education

Samambaia is home to the Federal Institute of Brasília's Samambaia Campus.

Sports

Clubs

• Rugby
  • Clube e Escola de Rugby Samambaia
• Campeonato Brasiliense
  • Samambaia Futebol Clube

Transportation

Metro

Samambia is served by the following Federal District Metro Green line stations:

• Furnas station
• Samambaia Sul station
• Terminal Samambaia station

See also

• List of administrative regions of the Federal District

References

1. "Samambaia completa 20 anos, mas já é considerada cidade grande". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
2. "Conheça Samambaia". Administração Regional de Samambaia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
3. "Samambaia (RA XII)". Secretaria de Estado de Governo do Distrito Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
4. "Perfil do administrador". Administração Regional de Samambaia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
5. "IFB Campus Samambaia". IFB (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
6. "Linhas". Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-16.

External links

• Regional Administration of Samambaia website
• Government of the Federal District website

v t e Administrative regions of the Federal District
Seat of government: Brasília
Mesoregion and Microregion	Federal District Água Quente Águas Claras Arapoanga Arniqueira Brasília Brazlândia Candangolândia Ceilândia Cruzeiro Fercal Gama Guará Itapoã Jardim Botânico Lago Norte Lago Sul Núcleo Bandeirante Paranoá Park Way Planaltina Recanto das Emas Riacho Fundo Riacho Fundo II Samambaia Santa Maria São Sebastião SCIA SIA Sobradinho Sobradinho II Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol Sudoeste/Octogonal Taguatinga Varjão Vicente Pires

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