Núcleo Bandeirante is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil . It is located to the west of Paranoá Lake , being bordered by Arniqueira , Park Way , and Guará to the north, Candangolândia to the east, and Park Way and Riacho Fundo to the south. Núcleo Bandeirante was founded on December 19, 1956, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 4545, of December 10, 1964.
4-782: Núcleo Bandeirante is located in the Brazilian Highlands , at an altitude of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). As with other administrative regions, the government of Núcleo Bandeirante is the Regional Administration. In a different fashion to municipalities, the Administrative Regions are administered by Regional Administrations, which are led by an administrator. Each administration is responsible for providing services to their respective regions, such as power, water, sanitation, and road infrastructure. The current administrator for Núcleo Bandeirante
8-447: Is Cláudio Márcio de Oliveira. This Federal District , Brazil geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brazilian Highlands The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau ( Portuguese : Planalto Brasileiro ) is an extensive geographical region covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil , in all some 4,500,000 km (1,930,511 sq mi) or approximately half of
12-421: The country's land area . The vast majority of Brazil's population (203.062.512; 2022 census ) lives in the highlands or on the narrow coastal region immediately adjacent to it. Ancient basaltic lava flows gave birth to much of the region. However, the time of dramatic geophysical activity is long past, as there is now no seismic or volcanic activity. Erosion has also played a large part in shaping
16-558: The Highlands, forming extensive sedimentary deposits and wearing down the mountains. The Brazilian Highlands are recognized for its great diversity: within the region there are several different biomes , vastly different climatic conditions, many types of soil , and thousands of animal and plant species. Due to its size and diversity, the Brazilian Highlands is usually divided into three main areas: In addition to
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