São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde

São Lourenço dos Órgãos
Municipality

Coordinates: 15°04′N 23°36′W / 15.06°N 23.60°W / 15.06; -23.60Coordinates: 15°04′N 23°36′W / 15.06°N 23.60°W / 15.06; -23.60
Country Cape Verde
Island Santiago
Area
 • Total 36.9 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 7,350
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Website http://cmslo.org/cms/
Igreja de São Lourenço dos Órgãos

São Lourenço dos Órgãos is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the central part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the town João Teves. Its population was 7,350 at the 2010 census.[1] Its current president is Victor Baessa.

The municipality are bordered with São Miguel to the east, São Domingos to the south, Ribeira Grande de Santiago to the southwest and São Salvador do Mundo and Santa Catarina to the northwest.

Its geography includes parts of Serra da Malagueta, the island's mountain summit.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Lourenço dos Órgãos. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements, its population was as of the 2010 census:

  • Achada Costa (pop: 176)
  • Boca Larga (pop: 477)
  • Carreira (pop: 122)
  • Chã de Vaca (pop: 205)
  • Covada (pop: 240)
  • Funco Bandeira (pop: 157)
  • Funco Marques (pop: 139)
  • Fundura (pop: 112)
  • João Goto (pop: 225)
  • João Guela (pop: 228)
  • João Teves (pop: 703)
  • Lage (pop: 395)
  • Lagedo (pop: 88)
  • Levada (pop: 234)
  • Longueira (pop: 326)
  • Mato Raia (pop: 181)
  • Montanha (pop: 462)
  • Montanhinha (pop: 337)
  • Órgãos Pequeno (also Órgãos Pequenhos) (pop: 479)
  • Pedra Molar (pop: 402)
  • Pico Antónia (pop: 628)
  • Poilão Cabral (pop: 298)
  • Ribeirão Galinha (pop: 472)
  • São Jorge dos Órgãos (pop: 6)
  • Várzea Fernandes (pop: 146)
  • Várzea Igreja (pop: 112)

History

It was created in 2005, when a parish of the older Municipality of Santa Cruz was separated to become the Municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos.

Demography

Population of São Lourenço dos Órgãos (2000—2010)
2000[2] 2010[1]
7847 7350

Points of interests

Politics

Since its first elections in 2008, the PAICV is the ruling party of the municipality, the percentage was overwhelming with 60.4%, more than double than MpD with 25.6%, it is clightly less with the same in 2012 but less than double over, the MpD had 36.6%. Of the 13 seats, 8 were taken by PAICV in the assembly, at the chamber level, all five seats were taken by the PAICV.

Municipal assembly

2008
% 		2008
seats 		2012
% 		2012
seats
PAICV70.8-59.98
Movement for Democracy25.2-36.85

Municipality

2008
% 		2008
seats 		2012
% 		2012
seats
PAICV60.4560.45
Movement for Democracy25.6036.60

Sporting clubs

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Source: projections from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.

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