Planaltina, Federal District
| Planaltina | |
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| Administrative region | |
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Região Administrativa de Planaltina Administrative Region of Planaltina |
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 Localization of Planaltina in Federal District |
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 Planaltina
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| Coordinates: 15°37′09″S 47°39′09″W / 15.61917°S 47.65250°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West |
| State |
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| Founded | August 19, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Regional administrator | Nilvan Pereira de Vasconcellos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,534.69 km2 (592.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 164,939 |
| • Density | 1,1/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Planaltinense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Postal Code (CEP) | 73300-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 61 |
| Website | www.planaltina.df.gov.br |
Planaltina is an administrative region in the Federal District, Brazil.
Beginning in the first half of the eighteenth century bandeirantes came to this region looking for gold and emeralds. Existing documents do not tell us the exact date of the foundation of Planaltina, but it is believed to be 1790.
According to oral tradition, the first name of the settlement was Mestre D'armas because a blacksmith, expert in the art of fixing and dealing with weapons (armas), settled in the region.
The founding of the nucleus which gave birth to Planaltina is attributed to José Gomes Rabelo, a rancher who transferred from the former capital of the Province of Goiás, to a small lake called Lagoa Bonita, later extending his land to the dwelling known as "Mestre D'armas". A chapel was erected to pay homage to Saint Sebastian, who had supposedly spared the settlers from an epidemic that attacked them at the time. Dona Marta Carlos Alarcão ordered a wooden statue of the saint from Portugal, which was later substituted for a larger one when the church was expanded.
On 19 August 1859 the Assembléia Provincial de Goiás, created the District of Mestre D'armas, which belonged to the municipality of Formosa, Goiás. This date became the official date of the foundation of the city of Planaltina.
In 1891, the Arraial de São Sebastião de Mestre D'armas was raised to the category of Vila by a decree of the governor of the province, Antônio de Faria Albernaz, separating from Formosa.
In 1892 the Vila was officially installed, after the donation of houses for the establishment of the government, the jail, and a school. In this same year the Cruls Commission came to the area to make the first studies for the implantation of the future national capital. The Commission was made up of astronomers, doctors, pharmacists, geologists, botanists, etc. As a result of their work, an area of 14,400 km² was set aside on paper where the future capital would be built. A report was also published giving details on the conditions of the region. Only much later would these studies be put into practice.
In 1910 the name of the town, Mestre D'armas, was changed to Altamir, because of the beauty of the place seen from the surrounding heights.
After 1917, the town began to attract small industries and dried meat producers, tanneries, shoe factories, a hydroelectric plant and a road linking Planaltina to Ipameri. In the same year the name was changed to Planaltina.
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