São Miguel, Cape Verde
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São Miguel is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago
in Sotavento in southcentral Cape Verde
. The municipal population is around 16,104, the area is 91 km² and the density is about 176/km². São Miguel is located about 60 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital Praia
, SE of Tarrafal
and N of Assomada
and Picos.
São Miguel is linked with a highway linking Tarrafal and Praia and a mountain road to the Tarrafal–Assomada Route which also links to Assomada and Picos. Farmlands are situated within the coastline and valley areas, the mountains cover the rest of the municipality especially the Serra da Malagueta
in the west. Grasslands and bushes covers the rest of the area with a couple of forests.
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
in Sotavento in southcentral Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. The municipal population is around 16,104, the area is 91 km² and the density is about 176/km². São Miguel is located about 60 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital Praia
Praia
Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports...
, SE of Tarrafal
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Tarrafal is a municipality located in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 18000, the area is 112.4 km² and the density is about 160/km². Tarrafal is located 75 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital, Praia.Farmland surrounds...
and N of Assomada
Assomada
-Other:Assomada has an university , an extensive school complex, including a "Liceu" , and "Escola Primária"...
and Picos.
São Miguel is linked with a highway linking Tarrafal and Praia and a mountain road to the Tarrafal–Assomada Route which also links to Assomada and Picos. Farmlands are situated within the coastline and valley areas, the mountains cover the rest of the municipality especially the Serra da Malagueta
Serra da Malagueta
Serra da Malagueta is a mountain range located in the northern portion of the island of Santiago.Much of the mountains are grassy and rocky but they contain some forests in the area as well as grasslands to the west, the south and the east.-Panorama:...
in the west. Grasslands and bushes covers the rest of the area with a couple of forests.
Parishes
The municipality includes only one parish:Economy
Its main economy is agriculture, fishing and tourism, it is followed by businesses. Most of the population are rural, the urban population mainly exist in the downtown area.History
It was created in 1991, when a parish of the older Municipality of Tarrafal was separated to become the Municipality of São Miguel.Demography
| Population of (1940—2010) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 13787 | 16128 | 17602 |
| North: Tarrafal Tarrafal, Cape Verde Tarrafal is a municipality located in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 18000, the area is 112.4 km² and the density is about 160/km². Tarrafal is located 75 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital, Praia.Farmland surrounds... |
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| West: Santa Catarina Santa Catarina, Cape Verde Santa Catarina is a municipality located in the northwestern and the western parts of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 49,829, the area is 243 km² and the density is about 205/km². The seat of the municipality is Assomada... |
Tarrafal | East: Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... |
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