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São Vicente, Cape Verde (municipality)

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Country
  
Cape Verde

Area
  
262 km²

Island
  
São Vicente

Population
  
67,163 (2000)

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Clubs and Teams
  
CS Mindelense, Académica do Mindelo, Salamansa FC

Points of interest
  
Cabo Verde Safari, Palácio do Povo, Laginha, Monte Verde - Cape Ver, Praia Grande - Cape Ver

São Vicente is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It covers the whole island of São Vicente and the uninhabited island Santa Luzia and its surroundings. Its capital is the city Mindelo, home to nearly 90% of the municipality's population.

Contents

Map of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Luz, which also covers the whole island. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:

  • Baía das Gatas
  • Lameirão
  • Mindelo
  • Monte Verde/Pé de Verde
  • Ribeira Julião
  • Ribeira de Calhau (settlement area includes the other smaller islands to the east)
  • Ribeira de Vinha
  • Salamansa
  • São Pedro

    • History

    In older times it belonged to the older Municipality of Santo Antão, but by the beginning of the 20th century it was already a separated municipality. Later, the island of Santa Luzia that belonged to the older Municipality of São Nicolau, was integrated in the Municipality of São Vicente.

    Presidents

  • Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, in the 1960s
  • Isaura Gomes 2004-2005 and 2008-2011

    • Twin towns and sister cities

  • Coimbra, Portugal
  • Felgueiras, Portugal
  • Mafra, Portugal
  • Portalegre, Portugal
  • Portimão, Portugal
  • Porto, Portugal
  • Santa Cruz, Madeira Islands
  • Vagos, Portugal

    • References

    São Vicente, Cape Verde (municipality) Wikipedia
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