concelho
Concelho () is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government. In comparison, the word ''município'' () refers to the organs of State. This differentiation is still in use in Portugal ...
'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...
The municipal territory is mountainous. One of the main streams of the area is
Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its population was 8,325 at the 2010 census, and its area is 137.3&nbs ...
.
History
The municipality was created in 2005, when two parishes of the older Municipality of Praia were separated to become the Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.Lei nº 63/VI/2005 p. 25
The old city of Ribeira Grande de Santiago (
Cidade Velha
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an settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was an important port for the slave trade from West Africa to the
Americas
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Along with th ...
. The town has numerous protected significant buildings and ruins. The city is listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage site
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At the federal level, it 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