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

Migration in Região Metropolitana de Porto Velho (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 2 municipalities, with its core in Porto Velho and a reference population of 482,745 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 1,430 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −7,765.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery1,310
Periphery → core125
Periphery → periphery0
External inflows (rest of the country)24,470
External outflows (rest of the country)32,235

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Porto Velho/ROCandeias do Jamari/ROCore → periphery1,310
Candeias do Jamari/ROPorto Velho/ROPeriphery → core125

Commuting

Employed persons in the region201,565
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)3,595
% of commuters among employed persons1.8
Median commuting time45 min
% using public transport30.6

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 migrants1,435
... employed695
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)185
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left160
... now working in the core0
... working where they now live465

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana de Porto Velho

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Porto Velho/ROYes−9,585
Candeias do Jamari/RO+1,815

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