Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)

Ribeira Brava
Municipality

Main square in Ribeira Brava

Seal
Coordinates: 16°37′N 24°14′W / 16.62°N 24.23°W / 16.62; -24.23Coordinates: 16°37′N 24°14′W / 16.62°N 24.23°W / 16.62; -24.23
Country Cape Verde
Island São Nicolau
Area
 • Total 224.8 km2 (86.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 7,564
 • Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)

Ribeira Brava is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 65% of the island area, and is home to 59% of its population. Its seat is the town Ribeira Brava. Its president is Américo Sabino Soares Nascimento who is of the PAICV, the first and only president first elected in 2008.

Seal

Its municipal seal features a mountains, the stream Ribeira Brava, its tree and a nearby hill, the color of the sky is light blue.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):

History

It was created in 2005, when the older Municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.

Demography

Population of Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality) (1940—2010)
1940[2][3] 1950[2][3] 1960[2][3] 1970[2][3] 1980[2][3] 1990[2][3] 2000[3][4] 2010[1]
14846 10366 13866 16308 13572 13665 13661 7869

Politics

Since its creation, the PAICV is the ruling party of the municipality which won 49.3% in the last election. Before 2008, the Installation Council ruled Ribeira Brava.

Municipal assembly

2008
% 		2008
seats 		2012
% 		2012
seats
PAICV48.8-49.37
Movement for Democracy44.6-39.46
UCID--6.20

Municipality

2008
% 		2008
seats 		2012
% 		2012
seats
PAICV49.1550.55
Movement for Democracy46.2041.80
UCID--6.20

Persons

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Statoids
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Includes the population of the present-day Tarrafal de São Nicolau municipality.
  4. ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
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