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2012 Cape Verdean Local Elections
Local elections were held in Cape Verde on 1 and 22 July 2012. Results Overall, of the 22 municipalities, the Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde), Movement for Democracy (MpD) won in 14 and the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) won in 8. The MpD won two more than in the last elections and the PAICV lost two. The MpD won 47% of the votes and the PAICV won 40,3% of the votes. The abstention was 34%, up from 19,4% in the last local elections. The MpD won in Boa Vista, Cape Verde, Boa Vista, Brava, Cape Verde, Brava, Maio, Cape Verde, Maio, Paul, Cape Verde, Paul, Praia, Cape Verde (municipality), Praia, Santa Catarina, Cape Verde, Santa Catarina, São Miguel, Cape Verde, São Miguel, São Domingos, Cape Verde (municipality), São Domingos, São Vicente, Cape Verde, São Vicente, Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality), Tarrafal and Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde (municipality), Tarrafal de São Nicolau. The PAICV won in Mosteiros, Cape Verde (municipality), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands lie between west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The List of islands of Cape Verde, Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles. The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the 15th century, when Portuguese Empire, Portuguese explorers colonized the islands, establishing one of the first Age of Discovery, European settlements in the tropics. Due to its strategic position, Cape Verde became a significant location in the Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade during the 16th and 17th centuries. The islands experienced economic growth during this period, driven by their role by the rapid emergence of merchants, priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality)
Tarrafal is a ''Administrative divisions of Cabo Verde, concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago. Its seat is the town Tarrafal, Cape Verde, Tarrafal. Its population was 18,565 at the 2010 census, and its area is 120.8 km2. Subdivisions The municipality consists of one ''Administrative divisions of Cabo Verde, freguesia'' (civil parish), Santo Amaro Abade. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (population data from the 2010 census): *Achada Biscanhos (pop: 310) *Achada Lagoa (pop: 64) *Achada Longueira (pop: 520) *Achada Meio (pop: 211) *Achada Moirão (pop: 587) *Achada Tenda (pop: 1,242, town) *Biscainhos (pop: 695) *Chão Bom (pop: 5,166) *Curral Velho (Santiago), Curral Velho (pop: 358) *Fazenda, Cape Verde, Fazenda (pop: 107) *Figueira Muita (pop: 160) *Lagoa (Tarrafal), Lagoa (pop: 55) *Mato Brazil, Mato Brasil (pop: 160) *Mato Mendes (pop: 194) *Milho Branco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa. Cabo Verde is known for year-round kiteboarding, for the large reserve of Caretta turtles which hatch from July to September, and the music of Cesaria Evora. History For Europeans , the island was discovered on 3 December 1460 and named ''Llana'' ("flat"). This name was changed into the current "Sal" when the two large salt ponds ( Pedra de Lume and Santa Maria) were discovered. The first three centuries after its discovery, the island was only sparsely inhabited; in 1720 there was a small fishing village near present Palmeira. This changed when the salt industry was developed at the end of the 18th century, starting in Pedra de Lume. Santa Maria was founded in the south of the island in 1830 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Grande De Santiago, Cape Verde
Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its population was 8,325 at the 2010 census, and its area is 137.3 km2. Subdivisions The municipality consists of two '' freguesias'' (civil parishes): * Santíssimo Nome de Jesus * São João Baptista Geography The municipal territory is mountainous. One of the main streams of the area is Ribeira Grande de Santiago. History The municipality was created in 2005, when two parishes of the older Municipality of Praia were separated to become the Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago. p. 25 The old city of Ribeira Grande de Santiago ( |
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality)
Ribeira Grande is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers one fifth of the island area (166.5 km2), and is home to nearly half of its population (18,890 at the 2010 census). Its seat is the city Ponta do Sol. Subdivisions The municipality consists of four '' freguesias'' (civil parishes): * Nossa Senhora do Rosário * Nossa Senhora do Livramento * Santo Crucifixo * São Pedro Apóstolo Demography Geography The municipality has a rugged landscape, stretching from the mountains in the interior of the island to the north coast. It has several deep river valleys, including those of Ribeira da Garça, Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande may refer to the following places: Cape Verde * Ribeira Grande (stream), a stream on the island of Santo Antão * Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santo Antão * Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality), a municip ... and Ribeira da Torre. It borders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ulisses Correia E Silva
José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva (; born 4 June 1962) is a Cape Verdean businessman and politician who has been Prime Minister of Cape Verde since 22 April 2016. He took office after his party, the Movement for Democracy, won the 20 March 2016 parliamentary election. Early life and education Silva was born in Praia, Cape Verde. He was the son of Virgílio Correia e Silva and his wife, Isolina de Pena. In 1988, Silva graduated from the School of Economics and Business Management at the Technical University of Lisbon. Early career Silva started his career in the banking sector. He was the director of administration at the Bank of Cape Verde from 1989 to 1994. He also taught at the Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde. Political career Silva served in the government of Cape Verde as Secretary of State for Finance from 1995 to 1998 and Minister of Finance from 1999 to 2001. Between 2006 and 2008, Silva was Vice-President of the Movement for Democracy (MpD) political party. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Salvador Do Mundo, Cape Verde
São Salvador do Mundo is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the central part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Picos. Its population was 8,677 at the 2010 census, and its area is 26.5 km2, making it the smallest municipality of Cape Verde. The municipality borders Santa Cruz to the northeast, São Lourenço dos Órgãos to the southeast, Ribeira Grande de Santiago to the southwest and Santa Catarina to the northwest. Subdivisions The municipality consists of one ''freguesia (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...'' (civil parish), São Salvador do Mundo. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (population data from the 2010 census): * Aboboreiro (pop: 532) * Achada Leitão (pop: 1,160) * Babosa (p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Lourenço Dos Órgãos, Cape Verde
São Lourenço dos Órgãos is a ''Administrative divisions of Cabo Verde, concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the mountainous central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago. Its seat is the city João Teves. Its population was 7,388 at the 2010 census, and its area is 36.9 km2. The municipality is bordered by Santa Cruz, Cape Verde, Santa Cruz to the northeast, São Domingos, Cape Verde (municipality), São Domingos to the south, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde, Ribeira Grande de Santiago to the southwest and São Salvador do Mundo, Cape Verde, São Salvador do Mundo to the northwest. Pico de Antónia, the island's highest mountain, straddles the borders of São Lourenço dos Órgãos, São Salvador do Mundo and Ribeira Grande de Santiago. Subdivisions The municipality consists of one ''Administrative divisions of Cabo Verde, freguesia'' (civil parish), São Lourenço dos Órgãos. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Filipe, Cape Verde (municipality)
São Filipe is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the western part of the island of Fogo, it covers 49% of the island area (228.84 km2), and is home to 60% of its population (22,248 at the 2010 census). Its seat is the city São Filipe. Agriculture is the main employment of the municipality, followed by tourism. Subdivisions The municipality consists of two '' freguesias'' (civil parishes): * São Lourenço * Nossa Senhora da Conceição History It was created in 1991, when the older Municipality of Fogo was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of São Filipe and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Mosteiros. In 2005, an eastern parish of the municipality was split off to become the Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo. Demography Presidents *Eugênio Miranda da Veiga - MpD (until 2008) *Luís Pires - PAICV (as of early 2016) Politics Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Santa Cruz is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the eastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Pedra Badejo. Its population was 26,617 at the 2010 census, and its area is 112.2 km2. Economy Its economy is based in agriculture, in which rural population produces agricultural commodities for export to larger markets in Praia, Assomada and Fogo. Small market centers exist in São Lourenço dos Órgãos and Pedra Badejo, which act primary as commodity exchanges where subsistence farmers exchange goods as available with merchants who transport and sell goods in larger markets. The primary agricultural productions include fodder (usually in the form of maize stalks), bananas, papayas and coconuts. Prior to 1981 the area also produced a substantial percentage of the island's maize, but the arrival of large-scale international food aid, while vastly improving the region’s food security, made producing foodstuffs unprofitable. Maize a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)
Ribeira Brava is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands .... Situated in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 65% of the island area (224.8 km2), and is home to 59% of its population (7,580 at the 2010 census). Its seat is the city Ribeira Brava. Subdivisions The municipality consists of two '' freguesias'' (civil parishes): * Nossa Senhora da Lapa * Nossa Senhora do Rosário History The municipality was created in 2005, when the older municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Novo, Cape Verde (municipality)
Porto Novo is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the southern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers 72% of the island area (564.3 km2), and is home to 41% of its population. Its population at the 2010 census was 18,028. Its capital is the town Porto Novo. Its highest point, which is also the highest point of the entire island, is Tope de Coroa, elevation . The municipality of Porto Novo was created in 1962 when the parishes of São João Baptista and Santo André were separated from the older Municipality of Paul. Subdivisions The municipality consists of two '' freguesias'' (civil parishes): *Santo André * São João Baptista Demography Politics Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
