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

Migration in Região Metropolitana do Vale do Aço (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 4 municipalities, with its core in Ipatinga and a reference population of 458,845 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 8,135 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −2,220.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery4,735
Periphery → core1,795
Periphery → periphery1,605
External inflows (rest of the country)19,505
External outflows (rest of the country)21,720

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Ipatinga/MGSantana do Paraíso/MGCore → periphery3,230
Coronel Fabriciano/MGIpatinga/MGPeriphery → core940
Ipatinga/MGCoronel Fabriciano/MGCore → periphery760
Ipatinga/MGTimóteo/MGCore → periphery740
Coronel Fabriciano/MGTimóteo/MGPeriphery → periphery730
Timóteo/MGIpatinga/MGPeriphery → core565
Timóteo/MGCoronel Fabriciano/MGPeriphery → periphery555
Santana do Paraíso/MGIpatinga/MGPeriphery → core290
Coronel Fabriciano/MGSantana do Paraíso/MGPeriphery → periphery265

Commuting

Employed persons in the region199,875
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)29,630
% of commuters among employed persons14.8
Median commuting time30 min
% using public transport33.5

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 migrants8,130
... employed4,710
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)2,115
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left1,575
... now working in the core255
... working where they now live2,410

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Vale do Aço

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
Ipatinga/MGYes−5,095
Coronel Fabriciano/MG−1,580
Santana do Paraíso/MG+4,325
Timóteo/MG+135

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