A mesoregion (Portuguese: Mesorregião) was a subdivision of the Brazilian states, grouping together various municipalities in proximity and with common characteristics. They were abolished in 2017 and replaced by intermediate and immediate geographic regions.[1] The mesoregions were created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for statistical purposes and did not, therefore, constitute political or administrative areas. They were further divided into microregions.
List of mesoregions
editAs of 2014[update], there were 5,570 municipalities, divided among 558 microregions and 137 mesoregions:[2]
| State | Mesoregions | Microregions | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central-West Brazil | 15 | 52 | 466 |
| Federal District | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Goiás | 5 | 18 | 246 |
| Mato Grosso | 5 | 22 | 141 |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4 | 11 | 79 |
| Northeast Brazil | 42 | 188 | 1794 |
| Alagoas | 3 | 13 | 102 |
| Bahia | 7 | 32 | 417 |
| Ceará | 7 | 33 | 184 |
| Maranhão | 5 | 21 | 217 |
| Paraíba | 4 | 23 | 223 |
| Pernambuco | 5 | 19 | 185 |
| Piauí | 4 | 15 | 224 |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 4 | 19 | 167 |
| Sergipe | 3 | 13 | 75 |
| North Brazil | 20 | 64 | 450 |
| Acre | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| Amapá | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Amazonas | 4 | 13 | 62 |
| Pará | 6 | 22 | 144 |
| Rondônia | 2 | 8 | 52 |
| Roraima | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Tocantins | 2 | 8 | 139 |
| Southeast Brazil | 37 | 160 | 1668 |
| Espírito Santo | 4 | 13 | 78 |
| Minas Gerais | 12 | 66 | 853 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 18 | 92 |
| São Paulo | 15 | 63 | 645 |
| South Brazil | 23 | 94 | 1191 |
| Paraná | 10 | 39 | 399 |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7 | 35 | 497 |
| Santa Catarina | 6 | 20 | 295 |
| Total | 136 | 557 | 5569 |
References
edit- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (2017). "Divisão Regional do Brasil". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística[permanent dead link], territorial division.