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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.
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Map of Sao Miguel, Cape Verde
Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is in power in the municipality.
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Miguel Arcanjo. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:
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.
References
São Miguel, Cape Verde Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA