Porto Novo, Cape Verde (municipality)

Porto Novo
Municipality
Coordinates: 17°02′N 25°10′W / 17.04°N 25.16°W / 17.04; -25.16Coordinates: 17°02′N 25°10′W / 17.04°N 25.16°W / 17.04; -25.16
Country Cape Verde
Island Santo Antão
Area
 • Total 564.3 km2 (217.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 18,028
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)

Porto Novo is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the southern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers 72% of the island area, and is home to 41% of its population. Its population at the 2010 census was 17,906. Its capital is the town Porto Novo. Its highest point, which is also the highest point of the entire island, is Tope de Coroa, elevation 1,979 metres (6,493 feet). The municipality of Porto Novo was created in 1962 when the parishes of São João Baptista and Santo André were separated from the older Municipality of Paul.[2]

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):

Demography

Population of Porto Novo, Cape Verde (municipality) (1940—2010)
1940[3] 1950[3] 1960[3] 1970[3] 1980[3] 1990[3] 2000[4] 2010[5]
10366 7565 10683 13750 13236 14873 17191 17906

Politics

Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[6]

Party Municipal Council Municipal Assembly
Votes% Seats Votes% Seats
MpD49.79750.089
PAICV46.78046.278

Twin towns – sister cities

Porto Novo is twinned with three municipalities in Portugal: Angra do Heroísmo, Estarreja and Tavira.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município do Paúl, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 16
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Statoids
  4. ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine..
  5. ↑ "2010 Census results Santo Antão". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 23 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
  7. ↑ Geminações de Cidades e Vilas
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