Central West

Central West is the only landlocked region. The region offers excellent opportunities for eco-tourism activities such as exploring caves, rappelling down waterfalls or just trekking through the cerrado.
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, the capital of and the seat of government of the , is a planned city in the Central Highlands of Brazil. Inaugurated in 1960, it is a masterpiece of modernist architecture listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and attracts architecture enthusiasts worldwide.

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is the capital and largest city of the state of . With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country.

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is the capital city and the largest city of the state of . It is located near the geographical centre of South America and also forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of .

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is a Brazilian state located in the Central-West region. borders the and the states of , , , and .

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is a state in the Central West of . The state is home of important landscapes of the and the .

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is a state of the Central Western region of , and is known for its natural beauties.

Central West

Latitude of center
-15° or 15° south
Longitude of center
-52° or 52° west
Population
16,000,000
Elevation
280 metres (919 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3462116
Wiki­data ID
Q980175
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Central West” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المنطقة المركزية الغربية”
  • Armenian: “Կենտրոնաարևմտյան տարածաշրջան (Բրազիլիա)”
  • Armenian: “Կենտրոնաարևմտյան տարածաշրջան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mərkəzi-qərb regionu (Braziliya)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mərkəzi-qərb regionu”
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтральна-заходні рэгіён”
  • Bishnupriya: “ব্রাজিলর হমবুক-পিছ লয়া”
  • Bosnian: “Srednjozapadna regija”
  • Bulgarian: “Централно-западен регион”
  • Catalan: “Regió Centre-Oest del Brasil”
  • Chinese: “中西巴西”
  • Chinese: “巴西中西部”
  • Chinese: “巴西中西部地区”
  • Chinese: “巴西中西部地區”
  • Czech: “Středozápadní region”
  • Danish: “Centro-Oeste”
  • Dutch: “Centraal-West-Brazilië”
  • Dutch: “Regio Centraal-West”
  • Esperanto: “Centro-okcidenta regiono de Brazilo”
  • Estonian: “Kesk-Läänepiirkond”
  • Finnish: “Keski-läntinen alue”
  • French: “Centre-Ouest du Brésil”
  • French: “région Centre-Ouest”
  • French: “Région Centre-Ouest”
  • Galician: “Rexión Centro-Oeste do Brasil”
  • Georgian: “ცენტრალური-დასავლეთი რეგიონი”
  • German: “Região Centro-Oeste”
  • German: “Zentralwesten”
  • Greek: “Δυτική-κεντρική Βραζιλία”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז-מערב ברזיל”
  • Hindi: “केंद्रीय पश्चिमी क्षेत्र (ब्राज़ील)”
  • Hindi: “केंद्रीय पश्चिमी क्षेत्र”
  • Ido: “Centro-westala regiono”
  • Indonesian: “Region Tengah-Barat, Brasil”
  • Indonesian: “Region Tengah-Barat”
  • Interlingua: “Region Centro-West”
  • Italian: “Brasile centro occidentale”
  • Italian: “Regione Centro-Ovest”
  • Japanese: “中西伯”
  • Japanese: “中西部”
  • Japanese: “中西部地域”
  • Kirghiz: “Борбордук-Батыш аймагы (Бразилия)”
  • Kirghiz: “Борбордук-Батыш аймагы”
  • Korean: “센트루오에스치 지방”
  • Korean: “중서부 지방”
  • Latvian: “Centrālrietumu reģions”
  • Lithuanian: “Brazilijos Vidurio vakarų regionas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Centre-Ouest”
  • Macedonian: “Централно-западен регион”
  • Macedonian: “Централно-западен Регион”
  • Northern Frisian: “Madelwaast Regiuun”
  • Northern Frisian: “Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Centro-Oeste”
  • Norwegian: “Centro-Oeste”
  • Persian: “منطقه مرکز-غرب برزیل”
  • Polish: “Region Środkowo-Zachodni”
  • Polish: “Region Środkowozachodni”
  • Portuguese: “Centro-Oeste (Brasil)”
  • Portuguese: “Centro-Oeste brasileiro”
  • Portuguese: “Centro-Oeste do Brasil”
  • Portuguese: “Centro-Oeste”
  • Portuguese: “Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil”
  • Russian: “Центрально-западный регион”
  • Sinhala: “මධ්‍යම-බටහිර කලාපය, බ්‍රසීලය”
  • Slovenian: “Centralnozahodna regija”
  • Spanish: “Region Centro-Oeste de Brasil”
  • Spanish: “Región Centro-Oeste de Brasil”
  • Swedish: “Centralvästra regionen”
  • Turkish: “Orta-Batı Bölgesi, Brezilya”
  • Ukrainian: “Центрально-західний регіон Бразилії”
  • Ukrainian: “Центрально-західний регіон”
  • Urdu: “مرکزی مغربی علاقہ، برازیل”
  • Uzbek: “Markaziy-g’arbiy hudud”
  • Uzbek: “Markaziy-gʻarbiy hudud”
  • “Centro-Oeste”
  • “Centro-Oeste do Brasil”

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