Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde
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Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)
| Ribeira Brava | |
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| Country | Cape Verde |
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| Island | São Nicolau |
| Seat town | Ribeira Brava |
| Area | 258 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Population | 13,664 (2005) |
| Density | 53 / km2 (137 / sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | CV- |
| Demonym | Ribeira-bravense, ~s pl |
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Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of São Nicolau of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde.
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Parishes
The municipality includes two parishes:
Settlements
- Agua das Patas
- Belém
- Cabeçalinho
- Cachaço
- Caleijão
- Campinho
- Campo
- Carriçal
- Carvoeiro
- Castilhano
- Covada
- Estância de Brás
- Fael
- Fajã de Baixo
- Fajã de Cima
- Fontainhas
- Jalunga
- Juncalinho
- Pombas
- Preguiça
- Queimada
- Ribeira Brava
- Talho
History
It 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.
Demography
| Population of Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality) (1940—2010) | |||||||
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| 1940[1][2] | 1950[1][2] | 1960[1][2] | 1970[1][2] | 1980[1][2] | 1990[1][2] | 2000[2][3] | 2010[4] |
| 14846 | 10366 | 13866 | 16308 | 13572 | 13665 | 13661 | 7869 |
Persons
- Amândio Cabral (b. 1934), a Cape Verdean songwriter who currently lives in California.
References
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Coordinates: 16°37′N 24°18′W / 16.617°N 24.3°W
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