Samambaia, Federal District

Country Brazil

Established25 October 1989

Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)

Area code+55 61

Samambaia
Administrative region
Região Administrativa de Samambaia Administrative Region of Samambaia
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Location of Samambaia in the Federal District
Coordinates: 15°52′34″S 48°05′19″W / 15.87611°S 48.08861°W / -15.87611; -48.08861
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Federal District
Established	25 October 1989
Government
• Regional administrator	Marcos Leite de Araújo
Area
• Total	102.6 km2 (39.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	193,485
• Density	1,886/km2 (4,884/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Area code	+55 61
Website	www.samambaia.df.gov.br

Samambaia (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐmɐ̃ˈbajɐ]) is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is bordered by Ceilândia and Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol to the north, Taguatinga to the east, and Riacho Fundo II and Recanto das Emas to the south. With a population of 232,893, it is the second largest administrative region by population, behind Ceilândia. Samambaia was founded on October 25, 1989, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 49, of October 25, 1989.^[1][2][3] Its current administrator is Marcos Leite de Araújo.^[4]