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São Miguel, Cape Verde

Coordinates: 15°11′N 23°38′W / 15.19°N 23.64°W / 15.19; -23.64
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São Miguel
Municipality
Location of São Miguel
Coordinates: 15°11′N 23°38′W / 15.19°N 23.64°W / 15.19; -23.64
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
Area
 • Total77.4 km2 (29.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total15,648
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
ID76
WebsiteOfficial website

São Miguel is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the town Calheta de São Miguel. Its population was 15,630 at the 2010 census.[1] More than a third live in the urban agglomeration of Calheta de São Miguel, more than half live within the Atlantic shoreline.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Miguel Arcanjo. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:

  1. ^ Sometimes known as Ribeira de Pilão Cão as there is a Pilão Cão east in the island of Maio

History

The municipality was created in 1991, when a parish of the older Municipality of Tarrafal was separated to become the Municipality of São Miguel. Its first president was elected in 1996.

Demography

Population of São Miguel (1990—2010)
1990[2] 2000[3] 2010[1]
13787 16128 15630

Politics

Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is in power in the municipality. In the 2016 municipal elections which took place in September, Meno Fernandes won with an absolute majority and became president.

At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago North.

Sports

AJAC, Desportivo da Calheta and Flor Jovem are the municipality's soccer club, its football (soccer) stadium is northwest of the municipal seat in the village of Veneza and is Estádio da Calheta, another club and newly created is ADEC also based in the town, it started off in the Santiago North Zone Second Division.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Source: Statoids
  3. ^ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
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