The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 concelhos (municipalities), and subdivided into 32 freguesias (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):
Municipalities and civil parishes
Municipalities of Cape Verde
Island group: Barlavento Islands Sotavento Islands
Map # | Municipality | Island(s) | Area (km2)[1] | Population (2010 census)[1] | Population (2015 estimate)[2] | Parishes |
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21 | Ribeira Grande | Santo Antão | 166.5 | 18,890 | 17,017 | Nossa Senhora do Rosário Nossa Senhora do Livramento Santo Crucifixo São Pedro Apóstolo |
22 | Paul | Santo Antão | 54.3 | 6,997 | 6,099 | Santo António das Pombas |
20 | Porto Novo | Santo Antão | 564.3 | 18,028 | 17,431 | São João Baptista Santo André |
19 | São Vicente | São Vicente | 226.7 | 76,140 | 81,014 | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
17 | Ribeira Brava | São Nicolau | 224.8 | 7,580 | 7,182 | Nossa Senhora da Lapa Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
18 | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | São Nicolau | 119.8 | 5,237 | 5,242 | São Francisco |
16 | Sal | Sal | 219.8 | 25,779 | 33,747 | Nossa Senhora das Dores |
15 | Boa Vista | Boa Vista | 631.1 | 9,162 | 14,451 | Santa Isabel São João Baptista |
14 | Maio | Maio | 274.5 | 6,952 | 6,980 | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
6 | Praia | Santiago | 102.6 | 131,719 | 151,436 | Nossa Senhora da Graça |
5 | São Domingos | Santiago | 147.5 | 13,808 | 14,037 | Nossa Senhora da Luz São Nicolau Tolentino |
9 | Santa Catarina | Santiago | 242.6 | 43,297 | 45,123 | Santa Catarina |
3 | São Salvador do Mundo | Santiago | 26.5 | 8,677 | 8,652 | São Salvador do Mundo |
4 | Santa Cruz | Santiago | 112.2 | 26,617 | 26,360 | Santiago Maior |
8 | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | Santiago | 36.9 | 7,388 | 7,127 | São Lourenço dos Órgãos |
7 | Ribeira Grande de Santiago | Santiago | 137.3 | 8,325 | 8,415 | Santíssimo Nome de Jesus São João Baptista |
2 | São Miguel | Santiago | 77.4 | 15,648 | 14,671 | São Miguel Arcanjo |
1 | Tarrafal | Santiago | 120.8 | 18,565 | 18,314 | Santo Amaro Abade |
11 | São Filipe | Fogo | 228.8 | 22,248 | 21,194 | São Lourenço Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
12 | Santa Catarina do Fogo | Fogo | 153.0 | 5,299 | 5,279 | Santa Catarina do Fogo |
13 | Mosteiros | Fogo | 89.5 | 9,524 | 9,364 | Nossa Senhora da Ajuda |
10 | Brava | Brava | 62.5 | 5,995 | 5,698 | São João Baptista Nossa Senhora do Monte |
The uninhabited island of Santa Luzia and all uninhabited islets, including Raso and Branco, are not part of any municipality, but are in the public domain of the state of Cape Verde.[3]
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Barlavento Islands | |
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Sotavento Islands | |
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Administrative divisions of Africa |
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Sovereign states | |
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States with limited recognition | |
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Dependencies and other territories |
- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
- Western Sahara
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