São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde
São Lourenço dos Órgãos | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 15°04′N 23°36′W / 15.06°N 23.60°WCoordinates: 15°04′N 23°36′W / 15.06°N 23.60°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | Santiago |
Area | |
• Total | 36.9 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,350 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Website | http://cmslo.org/cms/ |
São Lourenço dos Órgãos is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the central part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the town João Teves. Its population was 7,350 at the 2010 census.[1] Its current president is Victor Baessa.
The municipality are bordered with São Miguel to the east, São Domingos to the south, Ribeira Grande de Santiago to the southwest and São Salvador do Mundo and Santa Catarina to the northwest.
Its geography includes parts of Pico da Antónia, the island's mountain summit.
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Lourenço dos Órgãos. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements, its population was as of the 2010 census:
- Achada Costa (pop: 176)
- Boca Larga (pop: 477)
- Carreira (pop: 122)
- Chã de Vaca (pop: 205)
- Covada (pop: 240)
- Funco Bandeira (pop: 157)
- Funco Marques (pop: 139)
- Fundura (pop: 112)
- João Goto (pop: 225)
- João Guela (pop: 228)
- João Teves (pop: 703)
- Lage (pop: 395)
- Lagedo (pop: 88)
- Levada (pop: 234)
- Longueira (pop: 326)
- Mato Raia (pop: 181)
- Montanha (pop: 462)
- Montanhinha (pop: 337)
- Órgãos Pequeno (also Órgãos Pequenhos) (pop: 479)
- Pedra Molar (pop: 402)
- Pico Antónia (pop: 628)
- Poilão Cabral (pop: 298)
- Ribeirão Galinha (pop: 472)
- São Jorge dos Órgãos (pop: 6)
- Várzea Fernandes (pop: 146)
- Várzea Igreja (pop: 112)
History
It was created in 2005, when a parish of the older Municipality of Santa Cruz was separated to become the Municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos.
Demography
Population of São Lourenço dos Órgãos (2000—2010) | |||||||
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2000[2] | 2010[1] | ||||||
7847 | 7350 |
Points of interests
- Jardim Botânico (Cape Verde) - Cape Verde's only botanical garden
Persons
- Orlando Pantera, one of the greatest Cape Verdean singers once lived
Politics
Since its first elections in 2008, the PAICV is the ruling party of the municipality, the percentage was overwhelming with 60.4%, more than double than MpD with 25.6%, it is clightly less with the same in 2012 but less than double over, the MpD had 36.6%. Of the 13 seats, 8 were taken by PAICV in the assembly, at the chamber level, all five seats were taken by the PAICV.
Municipal assembly
2008 % | 2008 seats | 2012 % | 2012 seats | |
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PAICV | 70.8 | - | 59.9 | 8 |
Movement for Democracy | 25.2 | - | 36.8 | 5 |
Municipality
2008 % | 2008 seats | 2012 % | 2012 seats | |
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PAICV | 60.4 | 5 | 60.4 | 5 |
Movement for Democracy | 25.6 | 0 | 36.6 | 0 |
Sporting clubs
References
- 1 2 3 "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Source: projections from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
- ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)