São Vicente, Cape Verde (municipality)

São Vicente
Municipality

Seal
Coordinates: 16°51′N 24°58′W / 16.85°N 24.97°W / 16.85; -24.97Coordinates: 16°51′N 24°58′W / 16.85°N 24.97°W / 16.85; -24.97
Country Cape Verde
Island São Vicente
Area
 • Total 226.7 km2 (87.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 76,140
 • Density 340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Website www.cmsv.cv

São Vicente is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It covers the whole island of São Vicente. Its seat is the city Mindelo, home to nearly 93% of the municipality's population.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Luz, which also covers the whole island. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:

Politics

Since 2004, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[3]

Party Municipal Council Municipal Assembly
Votes% Seats Votes% Seats
MpD48.97946.7511
UCID28.28029.726
PAICV20.07020.754

Presidents

Twin towns and sister cities

The municipality of São Vicente is twinned with the following municipalities in Portugal:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
  3. ↑ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
  4. ↑ Geminações de Cidades e Vilas
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