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Nossa Senhora Da Luz (São Domingos)
Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese for ''Our Lady of Light'') is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the eastern part of the municipality of São Domingos, on the island of Santiago. Subdivisions The ''freguesia'' consists of the following settlements (population at the 2010 census): *Achada Baleia (pop: 376) * Achada Lama (pop: 184) * Baía (pop: 489) *Cancelo (pop: 238) * Capela (pop: 170) * Chão de Coqueiro (pop: 256) * Dobe (pop: 196) * Milho Branco (pop: 607) * Moia Moia (pop: 205) * Portal (pop: 135) * Praia Baixo (pop: 952) * Praia Formosa (pop: 712) * Vale da Custa (pop: 378) See also *Administrative divisions of Cape Verde The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 ''concelhos'' (municipalities), and subdivided into 32 ''freguesias'' (equivalent to civil parish). In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrat ... References São Domingos Municipality, Cape Verde Parishes of Cape V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Cabo Verde
The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 ''concelhos'' (municipalities), and subdivided into 32 ''freguesias'' (equivalent to civil parish). In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrative organ. Administratively, right below the government, there are the ''municípios'' (municipalities), who administrate the ''concelhos''. Therefore, the ''concelhos'' are the first-level administrative subdivision in Cape Verde. Each municipality has an ''Assembleia Municipal'' (municipal assembly, the legislative body) and a ''Câmara Municipal'' (municipal chamber, the executive body). Every four years elections are held for the Assembleia Municipal, the Câmara Municipal and the President of the Câmara Municipal. Where a municipality consists of several ''freguesias'' (civil parishes), a ''Delegação Municipal'' (municipal delegation) is established in the parishes that do not contain the municipal seat. The islands are traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |