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

Migration in Região Metropolitana do Planalto Norte (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 10 municipalities, with its core in Mafra and a reference population of 235,535 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 3,055 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −1,300.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery320
Periphery → core490
Periphery → periphery2,245
External inflows (rest of the country)9,945
External outflows (rest of the country)11,245

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Três Barras/SCCanoinhas/SCPeriphery → periphery255
Canoinhas/SCTrês Barras/SCPeriphery → periphery230
Irineópolis/SCPorto União/SCPeriphery → periphery165
Monte Castelo/SCPapanduva/SCPeriphery → periphery150
Canoinhas/SCMafra/SCPeriphery → core140
Mafra/SCItaiópolis/SCCore → periphery115
Major Vieira/SCCanoinhas/SCPeriphery → periphery115
Papanduva/SCMafra/SCPeriphery → core115
Monte Castelo/SCMafra/SCPeriphery → core95
Canoinhas/SCIrineópolis/SCPeriphery → periphery90

Commuting

Employed persons in the region113,230
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)12,340
% of commuters among employed persons10.9
Median commuting time30 min
% using public transport16.5

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 migrants3,050
... employed1,745
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)310
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left225
... now working in the core10
... working where they now live1,400

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Planalto Norte

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