The State of Northeast Brazil, one of the five official and political regions of Brazil which has 1794 municipalities, has more municipalities than the state Mato Grosso, the third largest  state of Brazil by area, which has 141 municipalities.
The Northeast Region is composed of nine states, with 1793 municipalities and two special municipalities, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago and Fernando de Noronha Archipelago; there are no unincorporated areas. 
