Sal, Cape Verde (municipality)

Sal
Municipality
Municipal hall of Sal

Seal
Coordinates: 16°44′N 22°56′W / 16.73°N 22.93°W / 16.73; -22.93Coordinates: 16°44′N 22°56′W / 16.73°N 22.93°W / 16.73; -22.93
Country Cape Verde
Island Sal
Area
 • Total 219.8 km2 (84.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 25,779
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Website www.cmsal.cv

Sal is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It covers the whole island of Sal. Its seat is the city Espargos. The municipality was created in 1935, when it was separated from the Municipality of Boa Vista.[2] The municipal seat was originally at Santa Maria, but Espargos became the municipal seat in the 1970s.

Subdivisions

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

Politics

Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[4]

Party Municipal Council Municipal Assembly
Votes% Seats Votes% Seats
MpD50.88750.189
PAICV43.58041.147
UCID2.8205.831
PSD0.3400.380

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Direito da Terra, Compêndio de Legislação, p. 272
  3. 1 2 3 Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
  4. ↑ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
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