Lago Norte (; lit. North Lake) is an
administrative region
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in the
Federal District
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in Brazil. Located to the north side of Paranoá Lake, it is bordered by
Brasília
Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...
,
Sobradinho II, and
Sobradinho to the north,
Itapoã and
Paranoá to the east. Lago Norte shares a
maritime border
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with
Lago Sul
Lago Sul (; lit. South Lake) is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is located on the south side of the eastern shore of Lake Paranoá, opposite of Brasília and Lago Norte. The Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek Internati ...
,
Paranoá, and
Brasília
Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...
through the
Paranoá Lake. It completely surrounds the administrative region of
Varjão. Most of its inhabited area is located on a peninsula of
Lake Paranoá
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Lake Paranoá (Portuguese: Lago Paranoá, , ) is an artificial lake in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. During construction of the city, the Paranoá River was dammed to form the lake. It is at an altitude of and has a circumference of ...
. Lago Norte is home to the
Brasília Digital TV Tower. Lago Norte was founded on January 10, 1960, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 641, of January 10, 1994. In a 2010 report, its population was 41,627. Its current administrator is Marcelo Ferreira da Silva.
Transport
Lago Norte has the third largest network of bike lanes in the Federal District, having 35,1km of bike lanes.
See also
*
List of administrative regions of the Federal District
References
External links
Regional Administration of Lago Norte websiteGovernment of the Federal District website
Administrative regions in the Federal District (Brazil)
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