Águas Claras, Federal District

Águas Claras is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil.

Águas Claras
Administrative region
Região Administrativa de Águas Claras
Administrative Region of Águas Claras
Location in the Federal District
Coordinates: 15°50′25″S 48°01′40″W
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Federal District
FoundedApril 8, 2003
Government
 • Regional administratorManoel Valdeci Machado Elias[1]
Area
 • Total31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total135,685[2]
 • Density4,307/km2 (11,160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Area code(s)+55 61
Websitewww.aguasclaras.df.gov.br
View from the subway station

Etymology

The region's name, Portuguese for clear waters, references to the stream within the region which flows into Paranoá Lake.

History

In December 1992, District Law No. 385 authorized the implementation of Águas Claras, then part of Taguatinga; its occupation plan was approved later that same year. Designed by architect and urbanist Paulo Zimbres, Águas Claras began construction shortly afterwards. It was separated from Taguatinga as the Federal District's twentieth administrative region on May 6 2003, through District Law No. 3153.

The neighborhood was notable for its accelerated growth, with large and diversified real estate developments.

Águas Claras has an area of approximately 31.5 km² and a population of just over 135 thousand.[2]

Park in Águas Claras

See also
  • List of administrative regions of the Federal District

References
  1. "Perfil do administrador" (in Portuguese). Administração Regional de Águas Claras, DF. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. "Pesquisa Distrital por Amostra de Domicílios - 2010/2011" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Codeplan. Retrieved 2013-04-09.


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