São Miguel, Cape Verde facts for kids
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São Miguel
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| Country | Cape Verde | |
| Island | Santiago | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 77.4 km2 (29.9 sq mi) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 15,648 | |
| • Density | 202.17/km2 (523.6/sq mi) | |
| ID | 76 | |
| Website | Official website: http://www.cmsm.cv/ | |
São Miguel is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Calheta de São Miguel. Its population was 15,648 at the 2010 census, and its area is 77.4 km2. The municipality was created in 1996, when a parish of the older Municipality of Tarrafal was separated to become the Municipality of São Miguel.
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Subdivisions
The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Miguel Arcanjo. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:
- Achada Monte (pop: 1,652, town)
- Calheta de São Miguel (pop: 3,175, city)
- Casa Branca (pop: 73)
- Chã de Ponta (pop: 220)
- Cutelo Gomes (pop: 658)
- Espinho Branco (pop: 869)
- Gongon (pop: 207)
- Igreja (pop: 325)
- Machado (pop: 130)
- Mato Correia (pop: 328)
- Monte Bode (pop: 118)
- Monte Pousada (pop: 486)
- Palha Carga (pop: 375)
- Pedra Barro (pop: 259)
- Pedra Serrado (pop: 484)
- Pilão Cão (pop: 1,132)
- Pingo Chuva (pop: 63)
- Ponta Verde (pop: 1,065)
- Principal (pop: 1,193)
- Ribeireta (pop: 215)
- Tagarra (pop: 669)
- Varanda (pop: 445)
- Veneza (pop: 1,375)
- Xaxa (pop: 114)
Demography
| Year | Population |
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| 1980 |
12,349
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| 1990 |
13,786
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| 2000 |
16,128
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| 2010 |
15,648
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Notable people
- Teodoro Mendes Tavares, current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras in Brazil
See also
In Spanish: São Miguel (Cabo Verde) para niños
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