Macaio

Macaio

*Macao* (Aragonese) *Macayó* (Baliscano)
Macaio Macao (Aragonese) Macayó (Baliscano)
Commune
	Clockwise from top: Aerial view, El Capitolio, Torre Balláran, Pyahu'akã Castle, Lagoas Stadium, Tapajós river and Praderica barrio
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	Nickname(s): Ciudat d'Aigua Abundosa ; "City of Abundant Water"
	Macaio Location of Macaio within Bayara
	Coordinates: 36°00′S 37°18′W / 36.0°S 37.3°W
Country	Balisca
Community	Bayara
Region	Carpinchera
Seat	Punta Lagunas
Bairros	10 Punta Lagunas, Castiellobravo, Cascarúes, Praderica, Callecéntrica, Riberafloría, Llanoventoso, Montañina, Valdeaurora, Puentevieyu, Sombrasierra, Miradorvalle, Encantamar, Ventanales, Rincóncascado, Brisallana, Aromavalle, Ensueñoblanco, Riberapiedra, Cantoverde;
Government
• Type	Liquid democracy with Communal council
• Body	Assembly of Macaio
Area
• Commune	1,237.78 km2 (477.91 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	11 m (36 ft)
Highest elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020)
• Commune	5,897,217
• Estimate (2023)	6,326,132
• Rank	2nd
• Density	4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Metropolis	9,533,040
• Megalopolis	19,237,562
Demonym	Macanese
Demographics
• Languages	Aragonese; Baliscano
• Ethnic groups	67.3% Baliscans; 32.7% others
Postal code	080xx
Area code	+500 (BL) 27 (CA)
IHDI (2022)	0.871 very high
SDI (2022)	233.67 exemplary
Major airports	Rocabrisa-Macaio Airport
Commuter rail	AVB
Rapid transit	Macaio Metro, AVB

Macaio (Kurupirangüe meaning "spring(s)"; Baliscano: Macayó; Aragonese: Macao) is the largest city within the Bayaran community of Balisca. The metropolis is an Alpha− global city (as listed by the GaWC) and the second most populous city in Balisca. It is the largest Aragonese-speaking city in the world. The city is the administrative center of the surrounding region of Carpinchera, one of the most populous and socially developed regions in Balisca. It exerts considerable influence in biotechnology, alternative finance, visual arts and film.

The metropolitan area, Greater Macaio, is the third most populous in Balisca. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas located around the Greater Macaio (Porto, San Xoán de Baxes and San Chorche) have created the Rocabrisa Megalopolis, a megaregion with more than 19 million inhabitants. It is the second largest megapolis in Balisca, after the Concordia conurbation.

The area of Macaio was previously inhabited by Kurupiranga tribes. Fortifications were built by Aragonese explorers at Punta Lagunas in 1527, eventually leading to the founding of the Macaio settlement in 1549. Macaio played a significant role in the exploration and development of the Baliscan interior, as the city set at the mouth of the Tapajós River. It became the capital of the revolutionary Republic of Bayara in 1810 and joined the Southern Confederation later that same year. It opposed the secession of Bayara from the confederation in 1826 and briefly served as the capital of the short lived Carpinchera Republic, which sided with Confederalist forces against the secessionists. The city subsequently avoided the confederal occupation imposed on Bayara in the Treaty of Isàvena. Since then, the city has rapidly expanded beyond its original location through land reclamation and municipal annexation.

It serves as the headquarters to Baliscan entertainment, shipping, and telecommunications entities, including three of the country's major corporations – The Baliscan Post, BOSCO and Jacrinada – tba, one of Balisca's largest telemedia cooperative federations. The home of many universities and institutes, it is the second-largest center of research and development in Balisca, accounting for 14% of national scientific output according to 2019 data. Macaio has been ranked first in the evaluation of "Communes with Strongest Social Development Improvement" issued by the Baliscan National Statistics Bureau (Balistat), and third in the evaluation of cities with most sustainable development potential on the island of Atlántida. The economic base of the city is biotechnology and tourism.