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The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 concelhos (municipalities ), and subdivided into 32 freguesias (equivalent to civil parish ).
In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrative organ. Administratively, right below the government , there are the municípios (municipalities), who administrate the concelhos , and below them, the juntas de freguesia who administrate the freguesias (civil parishes). Therefore, the concelhos are the first-level administrative subdivision in Cape Verde.
The islands are traditionally divided in two geographic regions (with no administrative meaning):
Municipalities and civil parishes
Municipalities of Cape Verde
Island group: Barlavento Islands Sotavento Islands
Map # Municipality Island(s) Area (km2 )[1] Population (2010 census)[1] Population (2015 estimate)[2] Parishes 21 Ribeira Grande Santo Antão 166.5 18,890 17,017 Nossa Senhora do Rosário Nossa Senhora do Livramento Santo Crucifixo São Pedro Apóstolo 22 Paul Santo Antão 54.3 6,997 6,099 Santo António das Pombas 20 Porto Novo Santo Antão 564.3 18,028 17,431 São João Baptista Santo André 19 São Vicente São Vicente 226.7 76,140 81,014 Nossa Senhora da Luz 17 Ribeira Brava São Nicolau 224.8 7,580 7,182 Nossa Senhora da Lapa Nossa Senhora do Rosário 18 Tarrafal de São Nicolau São Nicolau 119.8 5,237 5,242 São Francisco 16 Sal Sal 219.8 25,779 33,747 Nossa Senhora das Dores 15 Boa Vista Boa Vista 631.1 9,162 14,451 Santa Isabel São João Baptista 14 Maio Maio 274.5 6,952 6,980 Nossa Senhora da Luz 6 Praia Santiago 102.6 131,719 151,436 Nossa Senhora da Graça 5 São Domingos Santiago 147.5 13,808 14,037 Nossa Senhora da Luz São Nicolau Tolentino 9 Santa Catarina Santiago 242.6 43,297 45,123 Santa Catarina 3 São Salvador do Mundo Santiago 26.5 8,677 8,652 São Salvador do Mundo 4 Santa Cruz Santiago 112.2 26,617 26,360 Santiago Maior 8 São Lourenço dos Órgãos Santiago 36.9 7,388 7,127 São Lourenço dos Órgãos 7 Ribeira Grande de Santiago Santiago 137.3 8,325 8,415 Santíssimo Nome de Jesus São João Baptista 2 São Miguel Santiago 77.4 15,648 14,671 São Miguel Arcanjo 1 Tarrafal Santiago 120.8 18,565 18,314 Santo Amaro Abade 11 São Filipe Fogo 228.8 22,248 21,194 São Lourenço Nossa Senhora da Conceição 12 Santa Catarina do Fogo Fogo 153.0 5,299 5,279 Santa Catarina do Fogo 13 Mosteiros Fogo 89.5 9,524 9,364 Nossa Senhora da Ajuda 10 Brava Brava 62.5 5,995 5,698 São João Baptista Nossa Senhora do Monte
The uninhabited island of Santa Luzia and all uninhabited islets, including Raso and Branco , are not part of any municipality, but are in the public domain of the state of Cape Verde.[3]
See also
References
Barlavento Islands Sotavento Islands
Administrative divisions of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories