São João Baptista is a ''
freguesia
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Por ...
'' (civil parish) of
Cape Verde. It covers the larger, southern part of the municipality of
Porto Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of G ...
, on the island of
Santo Antão.
Subdivisions
The ''freguesia'' consists of the following settlements (population at the 2010 census):
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Agua dos Velhos (pop: 60)
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Bolona (pop: 112)
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Casa do Meio (pop: 36)
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Catano (pop: 266)
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Chã de Morte (pop: 746)
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Cirio
Cirio S.p.A. (''Cirio Società per Azioni'') is a major Italian food company.
It was founded in 1856 in Turin, Italy.
They also sponsored S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli (), is an Italian pro ...
(pop: 476)
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Curral das Vacas (pop: 335)
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João Bento/Ribeira dos Bodes (pop: 162)
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Lagoa (pop: 358)
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Lagoa de Catano (pop: 257)
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Lajedo (pop: 558)
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Lombo das Lanças (pop: 40)
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Lombo de Figueira (pop: 281)
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Manuel Lopes (pop: 43)
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Mato Estreito (pop: 58)
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Morro Vento (pop: 107)
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Pedra de Jorge (pop: 55)
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Pico da Cruz
Pico da Cruz (Portuguese meaning "peak of the cross") is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Its elevation is 1585 m. It is 5 km southwest of the town Pombas (Paul). It gives its name to the nearby village of Pico ...
(pop: 101)
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Porto Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of G ...
(pop: 9,310, city)
[Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
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Ribeira Fria (pop: 198)
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Ribeira Torta (pop: 11)
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Ribeirão Fundo (pop: 45)
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Tabuga (pop: 9)
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Tarrafal de Monte Trigo
Tarrafal de Monte Trigo is a settlement in the southwestern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 841. It is situated on the coast, 27 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement was mentione ...
(pop: 841)
References
Porto Novo Municipality
Parishes of Cape Verde
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