São Miguel, Cape Verde

São Miguel
Municipality
Coordinates: 15°11′N 23°38′W / 15.19°N 23.64°WCoordinates: 15°11′N 23°38′W / 15.19°N 23.64°W
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago
Area
• Total	77.4 km^2 (29.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	15,630
• Density	200/km^2 (520/sq mi)
Website	Official 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 town Calheta de São Miguel. Its population was 15,630 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is in power in the municipality.

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)
• Calheta de São Miguel (pop: 3,175)
• 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)
• Ribeira Milho (hamlet)
• Ribeireta (pop: 215)
• Tagarra (pop: 669)
• Varanda (pop: 445)
• Veneza (pop: 1,375)
• Xaxa (pop: 1,375)

History

The municipality was created in 1991, when a parish of the older Municipality of Tarrafal was separated to become the Municipality of São Miguel.

Demography

Population of São Miguel (1990—2010)
1990[2]	2000[3]	2010[1]
13787	16128	15630

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Câmara Municipal de São Miguel
• ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)

References

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