São Domingos, Cape Verde (municipality)
São Domingos | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 15°01′N 23°31′W / 15.02°N 23.52°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | Santiago |
Area | |
• Total | 147.5 km2 (57.0 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 13,808 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
ID | 75 |
Website | cmsd |
São Domingos is a
The two major settlements in the concelho are São Domingos and
Farmlands cover the eastern and the central parts, where runoff from the center of the island allows a higher water table and loamier soils than the dense clays found on most of the island. Mountains dominate the western border, where the steep relief and lack of rainwater runoff makes large-scale agriculture impractical. Several dozen subsistence farming villages dot the main road leading towards Assomada, but produce negligible agricultural products for export.
Parishes
The municipality consists of two parishes:
History
The São Domingos municipality was created in 1994, when two parishes of the older Municipality of Praia were separated to become the Municipality of São Domingos.[3]
Demography
Year | Population |
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1990[4] | 11,526
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2000[4] | 13,320
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2010[2] | 13,699
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Notable people
- Codé di Dona, singer
- Simplício Rodrigues de Sá, artist who later moved to Brazil and become painter for Pedro I
Politics
At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago South. Since 2004, the
Party | Municipal Council | Municipal Assembly | ||
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Votes% | Seats | Votes% | Seats | |
MpD | 61.22 | 7 | 60.86 | 11 |
PAICV | 36.19 | 0 | 36.62 | 6 |
Twin towns
External links
- Câmara Municipal de São Domingos
- AMNCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
References
- ^ a b "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b 2010 Census Summary
- ^ Lei nº 96/IV/93, p. 74
- ^ a b Statoids
- ^ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016