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The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 concelhos (municipalities), and subdivided into 32 freguesias (equivalent to civil parish).

In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrative organ. Administratively, right below the government, there are the municípios (municipalities), which administer the concelhos. Therefore, the concelhos are the first-level administrative subdivision in Cape Verde. Each municipality has an Assembleia Municipal (municipal assembly, the legislative body) and a Câmara Municipal (municipal chamber, the executive body). Every four years elections are held for the Assembleia Municipal, the Câmara Municipal and the President of the Câmara Municipal. Where a municipality consists of several freguesias (civil parishes), a Delegação Municipal (municipal delegation) is established in the parishes that do not contain the municipal seat.[1]

The islands are traditionally divided in two geographic regions (with no administrative meaning):

Municipalities and civil parishes

Island group:      Barlavento Islands      Sotavento Islands

Map # Municipality Island(s) Area
(km2)[2]		 Population
(2010 census)[2]		 Population
(2021 Census)[3]		 Population density (km2) Parishes
1 Municipality of Tarrafal Santiago 120.8 18,565 16,620 137.58 Santo Amaro Abade
2 Municipality of São Miguel Santiago 77.4 15,648 12,906 166.74 São Miguel Arcanjo
3 Municipality of São Salvador do Mundo Santiago 26.5 8,677 7,452 281.2 São Salvador do Mundo
4 Municipality of Santa Cruz Santiago 112.2 26,609 25,004 222.85 Santiago Maior
5 Municipality of São Domingos Santiago 147.5 13,808 13,958 94.63 Nossa Senhora da Luz
São Nicolau Tolentino
6 Municipality of Praia Santiago 102.6 131,602 142,009 1384.1 Nossa Senhora da Graça
7 Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago Santiago 137.3 8,325 7,632 55.59 Santíssimo Nome de Jesus
São João Baptista
8 Municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos Santiago 36.9 7,388 6,317 171.19 São Lourenço dos Órgãos
9 Municipality of Santa Catarina Santiago 242.6 43,297 37,472 154.46 Santa Catarina
10 Municipality of Brava Brava 62.5 5,995 5,594 89.5 São João Baptista
Nossa Senhora do Monte
11 Municipality of São Filipe Fogo 228.8 22,248 20,732 90.61 São Lourenço
Nossa Senhora da Conceição
12 Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo Fogo 153.0 5,299 4,725 30.88 Santa Catarina do Fogo
13 Municipality of Mosteiros Fogo 89.5 9,524 8,062 90.08 Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
14 Municipality of Maio Maio 274.5 6,952 6,298 22.94 Nossa Senhora da Luz
15 Municipality of Boa Vista Boa Vista 631.1 9,162 12,613 19.98 Santa Isabel
São João Baptista
16 Municipality of Sal Sal 219.8 25,765 33,347 151.72 Nossa Senhora das Dores
17 Municipality of Ribeira Brava São Nicolau 224.8 7,580 6,978 31.04 Nossa Senhora da Lapa
Nossa Senhora do Rosário
18 Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau São Nicolau 119.8 5,237 5,261 43.91 São Francisco
19 Municipality of São Vicente São Vicente,
Santa Luzia¹		 260.9 76,107 74,016 283.69 Nossa Senhora da Luz
20 Municipality of Porto Novo Santo Antão 564.3 18,028 15,914 28.2 São João Baptista
Santo André
21 Municipality of Ribeira Grande Santo Antão 166.5 18,890 15,022 90.22 Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Nossa Senhora do Livramento
Santo Crucifixo
São Pedro Apóstolo
22 Municipality of Paul Santo Antão 54.3 6,997 5,696 104.9 Santo António das Pombas

¹The uninhabited island of Santa Luzia and all its uninhabited islets, Raso and Branco, are part of the Municipality of São Vicente.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lei nº 134/IV/95, Estatuto dos Municípios Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, p. 83-127
  2. ^ a b 2010 Census Summary
  3. ^ 2021 Census Summary
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