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TheIntermediate and Immediate geographic regions (Portuguese: Regiões geográficas Intermediárias e Imediatas) inBrazil constitute the country's regional geographic division, according to the composition prepared by theBrazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
The immediate geographic regions are groupings ofmunicipalities whose main reference is the urban network and have a local urban center as a base, through the IBGE analysis. For its elaboration, the connection of nearby cities through dependency relationships and displacement of the population in search of goods, provision of services and work were taken into consideration. Intermediate regions for their part, are groupings of immediate regions that are articulated through the influence of ametropolis, regional capital or representative urban center.
They were instituted in 2017 for updating the Brazilian regional division and correspond to an overview of oldMeso andMicroregions, respectively, which were in force from 1989.[1]
As of 2017[update], there were 5,570 municipalities, divided among 133 Intermediate regions and 510 Immediate regions:[2]
| State | Intermediate | Immediate | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central-West Brazil | 14 | 52 | 466 |
| Goiás | 6 | 22 | 246 |
| Mato Grosso | 5 | 18 | 141 |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3 | 12 | 79 |
| Northeast Brazil | 42 | 154 | 1794 |
| Alagoas | 2 | 11 | 102 |
| Bahia | 10 | 34 | 417 |
| Ceará | 6 | 18 | 184 |
| Maranhão | 5 | 22 | 217 |
| Paraíba | 4 | 15 | 223 |
| Pernambuco | 4 | 18 | 185 |
| Piauí | 6 | 19 | 224 |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3 | 11 | 167 |
| Sergipe | 2 | 6 | 75 |
| North Brazil | 22 | 62 | 450 |
| Acre | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| Amapá | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Amazonas | 4 | 11 | 62 |
| Pará | 7 | 21 | 144 |
| Rondônia | 2 | 6 | 52 |
| Roraima | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Tocantins | 3 | 11 | 139 |
| Southeast Brazil | 33 | 145 | 1668 |
| Espírito Santo | 4 | 8 | 78 |
| Minas Gerais | 13 | 70 | 853 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5 | 14 | 92 |
| São Paulo | 11 | 53 | 645 |
| South Brazil | 21 | 96 | 1191 |
| Paraná | 6 | 29 | 399 |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 8 | 43 | 497 |
| Santa Catarina | 7 | 24 | 295 |
| Federal District | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 133 | 510 | 5570 |
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