São Miguel, Cape Verde

São Miguel
Municipality
Flag of São Miguel
Flag
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
 • Total
77.4 km2 (29.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
15,648
 • 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 city Calheta de São Miguel. Its population was 15,648 at the 2010 census, and its area is 77.4 km2.[2] The municipality was created in 1996, when a parish of the older Municipality of Tarrafal was separated to become the Municipality of São Miguel.[3][4]

Subdivisions

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

  • Achada Monte (pop: 1,652, town)[5]
  • Calheta de São Miguel (pop: 3,175, city)[5]
  • Casa Branca (pop: 73)
  • Chã de Ponta (pop: 220)
  • Cutelo Gomes (pop: 658)
  • Espinho Branco (pop: 869)
  • Gongon (pop: 207)
  • Igreja (pop: 325)
  • Machado (pop: 130)
  • Mato Correia (pop: 328)
  • Monte Bode (pop: 118)
  • Monte Pousada (pop: 486)
  • Palha Carga (pop: 375)
  • Pedra Barro (pop: 259)
  • Pedra Serrado (pop: 484)
  • Pilão Cão (pop: 1,132)
  • Pingo Chuva (pop: 63)
  • Ponta Verde (pop: 1,065)
  • Principal (pop: 1,193)
  • Ribeireta (pop: 215)
  • Tagarra (pop: 669)
  • Varanda (pop: 445)
  • Veneza (pop: 1,375)
  • Xaxa (pop: 114)

Demography

Population of São Miguel (1980—2010)
Year Population
1980[6]
12,349
1990[6]
13,786
2000[6]
16,128
2010[2]
15,648

Politics

Since 2004, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[7]

Party Municipal Council Municipal Assembly
Votes% Seats Votes% Seats
MpD 69.35 7 67.50 12
PAICV 25.39 0 27.13 5
PP 2.09 0 2.21 0

In the September 2016 municipal elections, Herménio Fernandes won with an absolute majority and became president. At the federal level, São Miguel belongs to the constituency of Santiago North.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b 2010 Census Summary
  3. ^ History of the municipality of São Miguel (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Lei nº 11/V/96, p. 71
  5. ^ a b Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
  6. ^ a b c São Miguel, opendataforafrica.org
  7. ^ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016