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Atlas of internal migration in Brazil 2022 Census · 2017–2022

Migration in Região Administrativa Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Polo Petrolina/PE e Juazeiro/BA (2017–2022)

Integrated Economic Development Region (RIDE) made up of 8 municipalities, with its core in Petrolina and a reference population of 834,630 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 13,080 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +18,265.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery3,115
Periphery → core6,830
Periphery → periphery3,135
External inflows (rest of the country)44,665
External outflows (rest of the country)26,400

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Juazeiro/BAPetrolina/PEPeriphery → core2,965
Petrolina/PEJuazeiro/BACore → periphery1,475
Santa Maria da Boa Vista/PEPetrolina/PEPeriphery → core1,040
Lagoa Grande/PEPetrolina/PEPeriphery → core915
Casa Nova/BAPetrolina/PEPeriphery → core820
Petrolina/PELagoa Grande/PECore → periphery560
Sobradinho/BAPetrolina/PEPeriphery → core505
Curaçá/BAJuazeiro/BAPeriphery → periphery455
Petrolina/PESanta Maria da Boa Vista/PECore → periphery430
Orocó/PEPetrolina/PEPeriphery → core420

Commuting

Employed persons in the region340,790
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)22,430
% of commuters among employed persons6.6
Median commuting time40 min
% using public transport32.5

Migrants and work

Sum over the region's municipalities (rm_mig_pendular_resumo): among those who migrated within their own metropolitan region and were employed, where they went to work.

Intra-RM migrants13,080
... employed6,090
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)870
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left650
... now working in the core25
... working where they now live5,115

Municipalities of Região Administrativa Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Polo Petrolina/PE e Juazeiro/BA

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Petrolina/PEYes+16,940
Casa Nova/BA+600
Curaçá/BA−450
Juazeiro/BA+1,715
Lagoa Grande/PE+585
Orocó/PE−190
Santa Maria da Boa Vista/PE−895
Sobradinho/BA−35

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