Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality)
| Ribeira Grande | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 17°09′N 25°07′W / 17.15°N 25.11°WCoordinates: 17°09′N 25°07′W / 17.15°N 25.11°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santo Antão |
| Area | |
| • Total | 166.5 km2 (64.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,201 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
Ribeira Grande is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers one fifth of the island area, and is home to nearly half of its population. Its seat is the town Ponta do Sol. Its current president is Orlando Delgado (MpD) who was first elected in 2008.
The municipality consists of four freguesias (civil parishes):
History
The Municipality of Ribeira Grande is one of the oldest administrative divisions in Cape Verde. By the end of the 19th century it merged with the older Municipality of Paul, becoming the two the Municipality of Santo Antão. In 1971 the Municipality of Santo Antão was redivided in 3 municipalities: Ribeira Grande, Paul and Porto Novo.
A new dam named Canto Cagarra on Ribeira da Garça in the west of the municipality was completed on November 16, 2014, the only large dam built on the island.[2]
Demography
| Population of Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality) (1940—2010) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940[3] | 1950[3] | 1960[3] | 1970[3] | 1980[3] | 1990[3] | 2000[4] | 2010[5] |
| 19766 | 15444 | 17246 | 22873 | 22102 | 20851 | 21594 | 19201 |
Twin towns
- Torres Novas, Portugal
- Ponta do Sol, Madeira Islands
Politics
Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy is the ruling party, they take the assembly and the chamber seats, Mpd has 11 in the assembly and 7 in the chamber. Up to 2008, the municipal party, Grupo Democrática Ribeira Grande (GDRG), the Ribeira Grande Democratic Group was in power.
Municipal assembly
| 2004 % | 2004 seats | 2008 % | 2008 seats | 2012 % | 2012 seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement for Democracy | - | - | 64 | - | 58.9 | 11 |
| PAICV | 25.67 | 4 | 29.7 | - | 30.9 | 5 |
| GDRG[6] | 74.33 | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| UCID | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 1 |
Municipality
| 2004 % | 2004 seats | 2008 % | 2008 seats | 2012 % | 2012 seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement for Democracy | - | - | 67.2 | 7 | 60.4 | 7 |
| PAICV | 22.55 | 0 | 28.2 | 0 | 29.6 | 0 |
| GDRG[6] | 77.45 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| UCID | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 0 |
Persons
- Gabriel Mariano, Capeverdean essayist, novelist & poet
- Manuel de Novas, Capeverdean poet
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "Santo Antão: Barragem de Canto de Cagarra foi inaugurada hoje" [Canto de Cagarra Dam to be Completed Today]. Inforpress (in Portuguese). 15 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Statoids
- ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
- ↑ "2010 Census results Santo Antão". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 23 March 2014.
- 1 2 Abbreviation of Grupo Democrática de Ribeira Grande, the Ribeira Grande Democratic Group
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
- ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)