Migration in Região Metropolitana de Patos (2017–2022)
Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 23 municipalities, with its core in Patos and a reference population of 222,865 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 3,560 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +625.
Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)
| Core → periphery | 1,045 |
|---|---|
| Periphery → core | 1,185 |
| Periphery → periphery | 1,330 |
| External inflows (rest of the country) | 10,430 |
| External outflows (rest of the country) | 9,810 |
Top 10 intra-RM migration flows
| Origin | Destination | Flow type | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Teresinha/PB | Patos/PB | Periphery → core | 195 |
| Patos/PB | São José do Bonfim/PB | Core → periphery | 155 |
| São José do Bonfim/PB | Patos/PB | Periphery → core | 155 |
| Teixeira/PB | Maturéia/PB | Periphery → periphery | 140 |
| São José de Espinharas/PB | Patos/PB | Periphery → core | 135 |
| Patos/PB | Santa Teresinha/PB | Core → periphery | 130 |
| Patos/PB | Teixeira/PB | Core → periphery | 115 |
| Malta/PB | Patos/PB | Periphery → core | 110 |
| Santa Luzia/PB | Patos/PB | Periphery → core | 105 |
| Teixeira/PB | Patos/PB | Periphery → core | 95 |
Commuting
| Employed persons in the region | 79,930 |
|---|---|
| Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence) | 7,770 |
| % of commuters among employed persons | 9.7 |
| Median commuting time | 40 min |
| % using public transport | 20.4 |
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 | 3,565 |
|---|---|
| ... employed | 1,425 |
| ... commuting (work outside where they moved to) | 355 |
| ... going back to work in the origin municipality they left | 215 |
| ... now working in the core | 25 |
| ... working where they now live | 1,050 |
Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Patos
| Municipality | Core | Net migration |
|---|---|---|
| Patos/PB | Yes | −1,080 |
| Areia de Baraúnas/PB | −30 | |
| Cacimba de Areia/PB | −20 | |
| Cacimbas/PB | +255 | |
| Condado/PB | +170 | |
| Desterro/PB | +185 | |
| Emas/PB | −40 | |
| Junco do Seridó/PB | +280 | |
| Malta/PB | −20 | |
| Maturéia/PB | +240 | |
| Mãe d'Água/PB | 0 | |
| Passagem/PB | +40 | |
| Quixaba/PB | −110 | |
| Salgadinho/PB | −35 | |
| Santa Luzia/PB | +445 | |
| Santa Teresinha/PB | +20 | |
| São José de Espinharas/PB | −55 | |
| São José do Bonfim/PB | +100 | |
| São José do Sabugi/PB | +80 | |
| São Mamede/PB | +140 | |
| Teixeira/PB | −10 | |
| Vista Serrana/PB | −15 | |
| Várzea/PB | +80 |
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