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. It is situated in the southern part of the island of

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Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.

, the capital of Cape Verde. Its area is , and its population was 131,719 at the 2010 census.2010 Census Summary
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Platô ''Plateau'' is the historic centre of the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It gets its name (from French “plateau”) because it is situated on a plateau overlooking the port of Praia. Its average elevation is 37 ...

part of the city.

History

Praia is one of the oldest municipalities in Cape Verde. It was created in the 18th century, when the then town of ''Praia de Santa Maria'' received town status and became the new capital of the Portuguese dominion of Cape Verde. Throughout history, its municipal territory has been successively reduced due to demographic increases. By the end of the 19th century, the Municipality of Praia occupied the southern half of the island, while the northern half was the (larger than present) Municipality of Santa Catarina. In 1971, the two northernmost parishes of the Municipality were split off to become the Municipality of Santa Cruz, and the parish of São Salvador do Mundo became part of the municipality of Santa Catarina.Picos: a terra e a gente
Emanuel de Jesus Monteiro Vaz Fernandes, ISE, 2005, p. 27-29 In 1994, two more northern parishes of the Municipality were split off to become the Municipality of São Domingos. In 2005, two western parishes of the Municipality were split off to become the Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.

Subdivisions

The municipality is divided into the following localities for statistical reasons: *Achada Eugénio Lima *

Achada Grande Frente Achada Grande Frente is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 4,436 at the 2010 census. It is situated east of the city centre, between the Praia Harbour to the south and the Nelson Mandela I ...

Achada Grande Tras Achada Grande Tras is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 2,958 at the 2010 census. It is situated east of the city centre, and south of the Nelson Mandela International Airport. Adjacent ...

*Achada Limpo *Achada Mato/Covão Mendes *Achada Palha de Se *

Achada Santo António Achada Santo António is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 12,965 at the 2010 census. It is situated near the Atlantic coast, southwest of the city centre. Adjacent neighbourhoods are V ...

*Achada São Filipe *

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*Achadinha Pires *Agostinho Alves *Água Funda *

Bairro Craveiro Lopes Bairro Craveiro Lopes is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. It is situated northwest of the city centre. Adjacent neighbourhoods include Achadinha Achadinha (fro ...

*Bela Vista *Bom Coi Sul *Caiada *

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*Cambudjane *

Chã de Areia Chã de Areia is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 247 at the 2010 census. It is situated south and west of the city centre. Adjacent neighbourhoods include Plateau to the northeast, Achad ...

*Cidadela Cova Minhoto *Coqueiro Castelão *

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*Fig de Água *Gonçalo Afonso *João Bom *Lem Cachorro *Lem Dias *

Lem Ferreira Lem Ferreira is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,456 at the 2010 census. It is situated directly east of the city centre ( Platô), on the east bank of Ribeira da Trindade. Bordering ne ...

*Matão *Monte Gonçalo Afonso *Monte Ilhéu *Monte Pensamento *Monte Vaca *Monte Vermelho *Monteagarro *Paiol * Palmarejo *Palmarejo Grande *Palmarejo Santiago *Pedregal *Pensamento *Pizarra/Sarrado *

* Ponta de Água *Ponta do Sol *Portete de Cima *Praia Negra * Prainha *

Quebra Canela Quebra Canela is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = ...

*Ribeira São Filipe *Ribeirinha *Safende * São Francisco *São Francisco de Baixo *São Jorginho *São Martinho Pequeno *São Pedro Latada *São Tomé *Simão Ribeiro * Terra Branca *

Tira Chapéu Tira Chapéu is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = ...

*Tira Chapéu Industrial *Trindade *Vale Palmarejo * Várzea *Veneza *Vera Cruz * Vila Nova *Zona do Aeroporto *Zona Enavi

Demography

Politics

At the federal level, Praia belongs to the constituency of Santiago South. Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:Official results local elections 2016
''Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53'', 23 September 2016

Presidents

José Ulisses Correia e Silva José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva () (born 4 June 1962) is a Cape Verdean businessman and politician who has been Prime Minister of Cape Verde since 22 April 2016. He took office after his party, the Movement for Democracy, won the 20 March ...

(MpD, 2006-2008 and 2013-2016) *Oscar Santos (MpD, since August 2016-2020) *Francisco Carvalho (PAICV, since April 2020)

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070928203332/http://www.cmpraia.cv/
ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
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