Praia is a ''
concelho'' (municipality) of
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = ()
, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
, coordinates =
, largest_city = capital
, demonym ...
. It is situated in the southern part of the island of
Santiago. Its seat is the city
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]
/ref> The municipality consists of one '' freguesia'' (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Graça. The city hall is located in the 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: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 to the north, Fa ...
*Bela Vista
*Bom Coi Sul
*Caiada
* Calabaceira
*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
*Fazenda
A ''fazenda'' () is a plantation found throughout Brazil during the colonial period (16th - 18th centuries). They were concentrated primarily in the northeastern region, where sugar was produced in the ''engenhos'', expanding during the 19th ...
*Fig de Água
*Gonçalo Afonso
*João Bom
*Lem Cachorro
*Lem Dias
* Lem Ferreira
*Matão
*Monte Gonçalo Afonso
*Monte Ilhéu
*Monte Pensamento
*Monte Vaca
*Monte Vermelho
*Monteagarro
*Paiol
* Palmarejo
*Palmarejo Grande
*Palmarejo Santiago
*Pedregal
*Pensamento
*Pizarra/Sarrado
*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 ...
*Ponta de Água
Ponta de Água 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 = ...
*Ponta do Sol
*Portete de Cima
*Praia Negra
* Prainha
* Quebra Canela
*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 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 (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)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Praia, Cape Verde (Municipality)
Municipalities of Cape Verde
*