Tarrafal de São Nicolau (municipality)

Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Municipality
Coordinates: 16°36′N 24°21′W / 16.60°N 24.35°W / 16.60; -24.35Coordinates: 16°36′N 24°21′W / 16.60°N 24.35°W / 16.60; -24.35
Country Cape Verde
Island São Nicolau
Area
 • Total 119.8 km2 (46.3 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 5,237
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)

Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 35% of the island area (119.8 km²), and is home to 41% of its population (5,205 in 2010). Its seat is the town Tarrafal de São Nicolau.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Francisco de Assis. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements (population at the 2010 census):

History

The municipality was created in 2005, when the older municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the western part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the eastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.[3]

Demography

Population of Tarrafal de São Nicolau (1940—2010)
2000[4] 2010[1]
5211 5205

Politics

Since 2012, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[5]

Party Municipal Council Municipal Assembly
Votes% Seats Votes% Seats
MpD55.90555.788
PAICV40.63040.305

Twin town

Tarrafal de São Nicolau is twinned with:

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
  3. ↑ Lei nº 67/VI/2005, p. 61
  4. ↑ Source: projections from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine..
  5. ↑ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
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