Administrative divisions of Cape Verde
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The territory of Cape Verde
is divided into 22 concelho
s (municipalities
), and subdivided into 32 freguesia
s (equivalent to civil parish
).
In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrative organ. Administratively, right below the government
, there are the municípios (municipalities), who administrate the concelhos, and below them, the juntas de freguesia who administrate the freguesias (civil parishes). Therefore, the concelhos are the first-level administrative subdivision in Cape Verde.
The islands are traditionally divided in two geographic
regions (with no administrative meaning):
Image:Cv map mun num.gif|thumb|left|350px|Municipalities of Cape Verde
rect 18 197 35 219 Tarrafal
rect 91 222 111 245 São Miguel
rect 120 231 138 254 São Salvador do Mundo
rect 129 262 146 284 Santa Cruz
rect 157 303 173 327 São Domingos
rect 119 342 137 365 Praia
rect 71 365 90 387 Ribeira Grande
rect 27 357 45 382 São Lourenço dos Órgãos
rect 47 284 65 306 Santa Catarina
rect 111 441 141 462 Brava
rect 174 471 200 495 São Filipe
rect 223 441 251 465 Santa Catarina
rect 206 407 235 430 Mosteiros
rect 444 374 474 396 Maio
rect 478 218 506 241 Boa Vista
rect 426 113 455 137 Sal
rect 233 104 264 128 Ribeira Brava
rect 176 142 206 165 Tarrafal de São Nicolau
rect 102 110 130 133 São Vicente
rect 36 47 65 70 Porto Novo
rect 40 3 69 26 Ribeira Grande
rect 96 25 128 47 Paul
Listed and numbered according to the map:
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
is divided into 22 concelho
Concelho
Concelho , in the Portuguese language, is the word municipality, when referring to the territory. The word município is used when municipality means the organ of State...
s (municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
), and subdivided into 32 freguesia
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
s (equivalent to civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
).
In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrative organ. Administratively, right below the government
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, there are the municípios (municipalities), who administrate the concelhos, and below them, the juntas de freguesia who administrate the freguesias (civil parishes). Therefore, the concelhos are the first-level administrative subdivision in Cape Verde.
The islands are traditionally divided in two geographic
Geography
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regions (with no administrative meaning):
- Barlavento Islands (windward), the six northern islands and
- Sotavento Islands (leeward), the four southern ones.
On the Barlavento Islands
| Island | Municipality | Parish |
| Santo Antão | Ribeira Grande | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
| Nossa Senhora do Livramento | ||
| Santo Crucifixo | ||
| São Pedro Apóstolo | ||
| Paul | Santo António das Pombas | |
| Porto Novo | São João Baptista | |
| Santo André | ||
| São Vicente São Vicente, Cape Verde São Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape... |
São Vicente São Vicente, Cape Verde (municipality) São Vicente is a Cape Verdean municipality. It includes all the island of São vicente plus the nearby uninhabited Santa Luzia island to the southeast. The “Dia do Município” or “Municipality Day” is on January 22... |
Nossa Senhora da Luz |
| Santa Luzia Santa Luzia, Cape Verde Santa Luzia is an island of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde located between São Nicolau and São Vicente. The area is 35 km² . The highest point is Monte Grande elevating 395 m... |
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| São Nicolau | Ribeira Brava | Nossa Senhora da Lapa |
| Nossa Senhora do Rosário | ||
| Tarrafal de São Nicolau | São Francisco | |
| Sal Sal, Cape Verde Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is... |
Sal Sal, Cape Verde (municipality) Sal is a Cape Verdean municipality. It encompasses all the Sal island. The municipality includes only one parish, Nossa Senhora das Dores.- Economy :... |
Nossa Senhora das Dores |
| Boa Vista Boa Vista, Cape Verde Boa Vista is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. It is located in the Barlavento group of the archipelago. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches... |
Boa Vista Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality) The whole island of Boa Vista makes up the Boa Vista Municipality.The municipality includes two parishes:*Santa Isabel*São João Baptista-Demography:-References:... |
Santa Isabel |
| São João Baptista |
On the Sotavento Islands
| Island | Municipality | Parish |
| Maio Maio, Cape Verde Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²... |
Maio Maio, Cape Verde (municipality) The whole island of Maio makes up the Maio Municipality.-Parishes:The municipality includes only one parish:*Nossa Senhora da Luz.-Demography:-References:... |
Nossa Senhora da Luz |
| Santiago Santiago, Cape Verde Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago.... |
Praia Praia, Cape Verde (municipality) Praia is a municipality in Cape Verde, located South in Santiago island. It is the municipality where lays the capital from Cape Verde, the city of Praia... |
Nossa Senhora da Graça |
| São Domingos | Nossa Senhora da Luz | |
| São Nicolau Tolentino | ||
| Santa Catarina | Santa Catarina | |
| São Salvador do Mundo | São Salvador do Mundo | |
| Santa Cruz | Santiago Maior | |
| São Lourenço dos Órgãos | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | |
| Ribeira Grande de Santiago | Santíssimo Nome de Jesus | |
| São João Baptista | ||
| São Miguel | São Miguel Arcanjo | |
| Tarrafal | Santo Amaro Abade | |
| Fogo Fogo, Cape Verde Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:... |
São Filipe | São Lourenço |
| Nossa Senhora da Conceição | ||
| Santa Catarina do Fogo | Santa Catarina do Fogo | |
| Mosteiros | Nossa Senhora da Ajuda | |
| Brava Brava, Cape Verde Brava is an island in Cape Verde. It is the smallest inhabited island, but at the same time the greenest, of Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. First settled in the 1540s, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1675... |
Brava Brava, Cape Verde (municipality) The whole island of Brava makes up the Brava Municipality.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*São João Baptista*Nossa Senhora do Monte.-Demography:-External links:* -References:... |
São João Baptista |
| Nossa Senhora do Monte |
Map of municipalities
Image:Cv map mun num.gif|thumb|left|350px|Municipalities of Cape Verde
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rect 91 222 111 245 São Miguel
rect 120 231 138 254 São Salvador do Mundo
rect 129 262 146 284 Santa Cruz
rect 157 303 173 327 São Domingos
rect 119 342 137 365 Praia
Praia, Cape Verde (municipality)
Praia is a municipality in Cape Verde, located South in Santiago island. It is the municipality where lays the capital from Cape Verde, the city of Praia...
rect 71 365 90 387 Ribeira Grande
rect 27 357 45 382 São Lourenço dos Órgãos
rect 47 284 65 306 Santa Catarina
rect 111 441 141 462 Brava
Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)
The whole island of Brava makes up the Brava Municipality.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*São João Baptista*Nossa Senhora do Monte.-Demography:-External links:* -References:...
rect 174 471 200 495 São Filipe
rect 223 441 251 465 Santa Catarina
rect 206 407 235 430 Mosteiros
rect 444 374 474 396 Maio
Maio, Cape Verde (municipality)
The whole island of Maio makes up the Maio Municipality.-Parishes:The municipality includes only one parish:*Nossa Senhora da Luz.-Demography:-References:...
rect 478 218 506 241 Boa Vista
Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality)
The whole island of Boa Vista makes up the Boa Vista Municipality.The municipality includes two parishes:*Santa Isabel*São João Baptista-Demography:-References:...
rect 426 113 455 137 Sal
Sal, Cape Verde (municipality)
Sal is a Cape Verdean municipality. It encompasses all the Sal island. The municipality includes only one parish, Nossa Senhora das Dores.- Economy :...
rect 233 104 264 128 Ribeira Brava
rect 176 142 206 165 Tarrafal de São Nicolau
rect 102 110 130 133 São Vicente
São Vicente, Cape Verde (municipality)
São Vicente is a Cape Verdean municipality. It includes all the island of São vicente plus the nearby uninhabited Santa Luzia island to the southeast. The “Dia do Município” or “Municipality Day” is on January 22...
rect 36 47 65 70 Porto Novo
rect 40 3 69 26 Ribeira Grande
rect 96 25 128 47 Paul
Listed and numbered according to the map:
- SantiagoSantiago, Cape VerdeSantiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
- Tarrafal (1)
- São Miguel (2)
- São Salvador do Mundo (3)
- Santa Cruz (4)
- São Domingos (5)
- PraiaPraia, Cape Verde (municipality)Praia is a municipality in Cape Verde, located South in Santiago island. It is the municipality where lays the capital from Cape Verde, the city of Praia...
(6) - Ribeira Grande (7)
- São Lourenço dos Órgãos (8)
- Santa Catarina (9)
- BravaBrava, Cape Verde (municipality)The whole island of Brava makes up the Brava Municipality.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*São João Baptista*Nossa Senhora do Monte.-Demography:-External links:* -References:...
(10) - FogoFogo, Cape VerdeFogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
- São Filipe (11)
- Santa Catarina (12)
- Mosteiros (13)
- MaioMaio, Cape Verde (municipality)The whole island of Maio makes up the Maio Municipality.-Parishes:The municipality includes only one parish:*Nossa Senhora da Luz.-Demography:-References:...
(14) - Boa VistaBoa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality)The whole island of Boa Vista makes up the Boa Vista Municipality.The municipality includes two parishes:*Santa Isabel*São João Baptista-Demography:-References:...
(15) - SalSal, Cape Verde (municipality)Sal is a Cape Verdean municipality. It encompasses all the Sal island. The municipality includes only one parish, Nossa Senhora das Dores.- Economy :...
(16) - São Nicolau
- Ribeira Brava (17)
- Tarrafal de São Nicolau (18)
- São VicenteSão Vicente, Cape Verde (municipality)São Vicente is a Cape Verdean municipality. It includes all the island of São vicente plus the nearby uninhabited Santa Luzia island to the southeast. The “Dia do Município” or “Municipality Day” is on January 22...
(19) - Santo Antão
- Porto Novo (20)
- Ribeira Grande (21)
- Paul (22)
See also
- ISO 3166-2:CVISO 3166-2:CVISO 3166-2:CV is the entry for Cape Verde in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Cape Verde, ISO 3166-2 codes...
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