Subdivisions of Cape Verde
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Cape Verde is divided into 22 municipalities (called concelho
s in Portuguese), and subdivided into 32 parishes (called freguesia
s in Portuguese).
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 in Portuguese), and subdivided into 32 parishes (called 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 in Portuguese).