São João Baptista (Santo Antão)
For other uses, see São João (disambiguation).
| São João Baptista | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
  São João Baptista | |
| Coordinates: 17°01′N 25°11′W / 17.02°N 25.18°WCoordinates: 17°01′N 25°11′W / 17.02°N 25.18°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santo Antão |
| Municipality | Porto Novo |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,465 |
São João Baptista is a freguesia (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the larger, southern part of the municipality of Porto Novo, on the island of Santo Antão. Its current president (similar to mayor) is Rosa Rocha, one of the first female heads of any municipality in Cape Verde.
Subdivisions
The freguesia consists of the following settlements, its population was of the 2010 census:
- Agua dos Velhos (pop: 60)
- Bolona (pop: 112)
- Casa do Meio (pop: 36)
- Catano (pop: 266)
- Chã de Morte (pop: 746)
- Cirio (pop: 476)
- Curral das Vacas (pop: 335)
- João Bento (aka Ribeira dos Bodes, pop: 162)
- Lagoa (pop: 358)
- Lagoa de Catano (pop: 257)
- Lajedo (pop: 558)
- Lombo das Lanças (pop: 40)
- Lombo de Figueira (pop: 281)
- Manuel Lopes (pop: 43)
- Mato Estreito (pop: 58)
- Morro Vento (pop: 107)
- Pedra de Jorge (pop: 55)
- Pico da Cruz (pop: 101)
- Porto Novo (pop: 9,310)
- Ribeira Fria (pop: 198)
- Ribeira Torta (pop: 11)
- Ribeirão Fundo (pop: 45)
- Tabuga (pop: 9)
- Tarrafal de Monte Trigo (pop: 841)
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
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