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'' (municipality) of

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

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. Its seat is the city São Domingos (''Várzea da Igreja''). Its population was 13,699 at the 2010 census, and its area is 147.5 km².2010 Census Summary
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, São Domingos (population about 3,000) being the largest settlement in the area. Smaller settlements in the area include Água do Gato, Achada Banana and Rui Vaz, which is situated on the edge of a 1 km high cliff overlooking Ribeirão Galinha. While Rui Vaz and Praia Baixo are the main tourist draws in the area, tourism does not constitute a major factor in the region’s overwhelmingly agrarian economy. Farmlands cover the eastern and the central parts, where runoff from the center of the island allows a higher water table and loamier soils than the dense clays found on most of the island. Mountains dominate the western border, where the steep relief and lack of rainwater runoff makes large-scale agriculture impractical. Several dozen subsistence farming villages dot the main road leading towards

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, but produce negligible agricultural products for export.

Parishes

The municipality consists of two parishes: * Nossa Senhora da Luz * São Nicolau Tolentino

History

The São Domingos municipality was created in 1994, when two parishes of the older Municipality of Praia were separated to become the Municipality of São Domingos.Lei nº 96/IV/93
p. 74

Demography

Notable people

* Codé di Dona, singer *

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, artist who later moved to Brazil and become painter for Pedro I

Politics

At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago South. Since 2004, 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

Twin towns

* Barcelos, Portugal , since 1997 *

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, Spain

External links

Câmara Municipal de São Domingos

AMNCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Domingos Municipalities of Cape Verde Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde 1988 establishments in Cape Verde