Guará, Federal District

Guará
Administrative region
Região Administrativa de Guará
Administrative Region of Guará
Clockwise from top: Skyline; St. JK; Guará station; Guará sign; Centro Médico da Polícia Militar do Distrito Federal; São Paulo Apóstolo Church
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Location of Guará in the Federal District
Coordinates: 15°49′32″S 47°58′48″W / 15.82556°S 47.98000°W / -15.82556; -47.98000
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Federal District
EstablishedMay 5, 1969
Government
 • Regional administratorLuciane Gomes Quintanal
Area
 • Total
21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
125,703
 • Density6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Area code+55 61
Websitewww.guara.df.gov.br

Guará (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡuaˈɾa]) is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by SIA to the north, Sudoeste/Octogonal and Candangolândia to the west, Núcleo Bandeirante to the south, Park Way to the southeast, and Águas Claras to the east, and Vicente Pires to the northeast. Guará was founded on May 5, 1969, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 49, of October 25, 1989.

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