Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
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| Municipality of Ribeira Grande | ||
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| Island: | Santo Antão | |
| Founded: | 1990 | |
| Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest: | Atlantic Ocean Ribeira Grande (about 5 m) southern part | |
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| Website: | [www.anmcv.org/portugues/membro.php?id=rgrande] | |
Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for "great stream") is a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento in Cape Verde. It covers one-third of the island and home to two-thirds of the population. The municipality was founded in 1990 when it broke up into three municipalities and ended the island administration from Porto Novo. Including Santa Maria, it is one of the few municipalities that the seat is smaller than its largest city being Ponta do Sol since the 1990s.
Ribeira Grande are linked with roads linking to Porto Novo and Ribeira Grande as well as one linking to Ponta do Sol and to Paul (Paúl). Farmlands dominate within the Atlantic Coastline and in valley areas especially the central part, grasslands, bushes and forests cover the mountainous parts and the central part along with dry lands. The taller mountains lie to the south.
Its main economy are businesses in Ribeira Grande and tourism, it is followed by agriculture which is one of the main industry.
Parishes
The municipality includes four parishes including:
- Nossa Senhora do Rosário
- Nossa Senhora do Livramento
- Santo Crucifixo
- São Pedro Apóstolo
Settlements
- Eito
- Eito de Baixo
- Ponta do Sol
- Sinagoga
Historical population (town)
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1990 (June 23, Census) | 2,550 | - | - |
| 2005 (January 1, Computing) | 2,822 | - | - |
Other
Ribeira Grande has a few schools or collegiates (colegio), a few lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office and squares (praças).
External links
- [Municipality of Ribeira Grande]
- [ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)]
- [Cape Verde Forum] Visit the Cape Verde Forum to chat about holidays, property, culture, pictures and much more.
- [CapeVerdeBreaks.com] An excellent website about Cape Verde including weather, history, forum, travel, culture, festivals, flights and much more.
| North: Atlantic Ocean | ||
| West: Porto Novo | Ribeira Grande | East: Paul |
| South: Porto Novo |
| Municipalities of Cape Verde |
| Municipalities Boa Vista | Brava | Maio | Mosteiros | Paul | Porto Novo | Praia | Ribeira Grande | Sal | Santa Catarina | Santa Cruz | São Domingos | São Filipe | São Miguel | São Nicolau | São Vicente | Tarrafal |
| New municipalities (as of 2005) Ribeira Grande de Santiago | Santa Catarina do Fogo | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | São Salvador do Mundo | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |
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