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

Migration in Região Metropolitana da Zona Leste do Estado do Maranhão (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 7 municipalities, with its core in Timon and a reference population of 549,310 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 4,115 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −9,535.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery705
Periphery → core1,140
Periphery → periphery2,270
External inflows (rest of the country)19,630
External outflows (rest of the country)29,165

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Caxias/MATimon/MAPeriphery → core530
Timon/MACaxias/MACore → periphery405
Matões/MATimon/MAPeriphery → core405
Parnarama/MAMatões/MAPeriphery → periphery285
Caxias/MAAldeias Altas/MAPeriphery → periphery275
Codó/MACaxias/MAPeriphery → periphery260
São João do Soter/MACaxias/MAPeriphery → periphery240
Aldeias Altas/MACaxias/MAPeriphery → periphery225
Caxias/MACodó/MAPeriphery → periphery190
Matões/MACaxias/MAPeriphery → periphery155

Commuting

Employed persons in the region182,610
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)26,425
% of commuters among employed persons14.5
Median commuting time30 min
% using public transport17.2

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 migrants4,115
... employed1,150
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)120
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left55
... now working in the core0
... working where they now live1,005

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana da Zona Leste do Estado do Maranhão

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Timon/MAYes+2,360
Aldeias Altas/MA−815
Caxias/MA−5,130
Codó/MA−3,890
Matões/MA−585
Parnarama/MA−1,335
São João do Soter/MA−140

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