Migration in Região Metropolitana de Macapá (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 3 municipalities, with its core in Macapá and a reference population of 572,475 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 4,030 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −17,310.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery	1,935
Periphery → core	1,600
Periphery → periphery	490
External inflows (rest of the country)	16,565
External outflows (rest of the country)	33,875

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

Origin	Destination	Flow type	People
Macapá/AP	Santana/AP	Core → periphery	1,365
Santana/AP	Macapá/AP	Periphery → core	1,245
Macapá/AP	Mazagão/AP	Core → periphery	570
Mazagão/AP	Macapá/AP	Periphery → core	355
Santana/AP	Mazagão/AP	Periphery → periphery	250
Mazagão/AP	Santana/AP	Periphery → periphery	240

Commuting

Employed persons in the region	229,450
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)	10,720
% of commuters among employed persons	4.7
Median commuting time	50 min
% using public transport	28.3

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 migrants	4,025
... employed	1,595
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)	385
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left	320
... now working in the core	0
... working where they now live	1,140

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Macapá

Municipality	Core	Net migration
Macapá/AP	Yes	−16,025
Mazagão/AP		+365
Santana/AP		−1,650

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