Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 35% of the island area (119.8 km²) and is home to 41% of its population (5,237 at the 2010 census).[2] Its seat is the town Tarrafal de São Nicolau.
The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Francisco de Assis. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements (population at the 2010 census):
The municipality was created in 2005, when the older municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the western part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the eastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.[4]
^ abcTarrafal de São Nicolau, opendataforafrica.org
^Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
January 01, 1970
tarrafal, são, nicolau, municipality, other, uses, tarrafal, disambiguation, tarrafal, são, nicolau, concelho, municipality, cape, verde, situated, western, part, island, são, nicolau, covers, island, area, home, population, 2010, census, seat, town, tarrafal,. For other uses see Tarrafal disambiguation Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau is a concelho municipality of Cape Verde Situated in the western part of the island of Sao Nicolau it covers 35 of the island area 119 8 km and is home to 41 of its population 5 237 at the 2010 census 2 Its seat is the town Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau Tarrafal de Sao NicolauMunicipalityCoordinates 16 36 N 24 21 W 16 60 N 24 35 W 16 60 24 35CountryCape VerdeIslandSao NicolauArea Total119 8 km2 46 3 sq mi Population 2010 1 Total5 237 Density44 km2 110 sq mi ID32 Contents 1 Subdivisions 2 History 3 Demography 4 Politics 5 Twin town 6 ReferencesSubdivisions editThe municipality consists of one freguesia civil parish Sao Francisco de Assis The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements population at the 2010 census Cabecalinho pop 155 Fragata pop 172 Hortela pop 181 Palhal pop 100 Praia Branca pop 521 town 3 Ribeira dos Calhaus Ribeira Prata pop 343 Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau pop 3 733 city 3 History editThe municipality was created in 2005 when the older municipality of Sao Nicolau was split in two the western part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau and the eastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava 4 Demography editPopulation of Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau 1980 2010 Year Population 1980 5 2 107 1990 5 2 109 2000 5 1 853 2010 2 5 237Politics editSince 2012 the Movement for Democracy MpD is the ruling party of the municipality The results of the latest elections in 2016 6 Party Municipal Council Municipal Assembly Votes Seats Votes Seats MpD 55 90 5 55 78 8 PAICV 40 63 0 40 30 5Twin town editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Cape Verde Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau is twinned with nbsp FiuggiReferences edit 2010 Census results Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Cabo Verde in Portuguese 24 November 2016 a b 2010 Census Summary a b Cabo Verde Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatistica p 32 33 Lei nº 67 VI 2005 p 61 a b c Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau opendataforafrica org Official results local elections 2016 Boletim Oficial I Serie Numero 53 23 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau municipality amp oldid 1040121626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
