Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)

Ribeira Brava
Municipality
Main square in Ribeira Brava

Seal
Coordinates: 16°37′N 24°14′W / 16.62°N 24.23°W / 16.62; -24.23Coordinates: 16°37′N 24°14′W / 16.62°N 24.23°W / 16.62; -24.23
Country Cape Verde
Island São Nicolau
Seat Ribeira Brava
Area
 • Total 224.8 km2 (86.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 7,580
 • Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Website http://www.cmrb.cv/

Ribeira Brava is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 65% of the island area, and is home to 59% of its population. Its seat is the city Ribeira Brava.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):

History

The municipality was created in 2005, when the older municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.[2]

Demography

Population of Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality) (1940—2010)
1940[3][4] 1950[3][4] 1960[3][4] 1970[3][4] 1980[3][4] 1990[3][4] 2000[4][5] 2010[1]
14846 10366 13866 16308 13572 13665 13661 7869

Politics

Since 2016, the local party GIRB 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
GIRB32.70231.674
MpD32.50233.325
PAICV29.95130.114

Persons

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Lei nº 67/VI/2005, p. 61
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Statoids
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Includes the population of the present-day Tarrafal de São Nicolau municipality.
  5. ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine..
  6. ↑ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
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