Paul is a ''

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. Situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers 7% of the island area (54.3 km²), and is home to 16% of its population (6,997 at the 2010 census).2010 Census Summary
/ref> Its seat is the town Pombas. The Valley at Paul on Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The Valley at Paul on Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The municipality and parish

The municipality consists of one ''

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), Santo António das Pombas. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (population at the 2010 census): * Cabo da Ribeira (pop: 912) * Campo de Cão (pop: 787) * Eito (pop: 979) * Figueiral (pop: 591) * Janela (pop: 1,658) *

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: 138) * Pombas (pop: 1,295, city)Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 * Ribeira das Pombas (pop: 411) * Ribeirãozinho (pop: 27) * Santa Isabel (pop: 186)

Demography

Geography

The municipality has a rugged landscape, defined by the mountain valleys of the rivers

Ribeira do Paul Ribeira do Paul is a seasonal stream that flows in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from southwest to northeast. The upper part of the valley belongs to Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park.

, Ribeira das Pombas, Ribeira de Gil, Ribeira da Janela, Ribeira do Penedo and Ribeira da Aguada. Its southwesternmost point is formed by the Cova Caldera. Its highest point is

, at 1585 m elevation. The

Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park, in the east of the island of Santo Antão, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde.Ribeira Grande and

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 ...

, respectively.

History

In 1867 the municipalities of Paul (covering the area of current Paul and Porto Novo) and Ribeira Grande were created from the previous municipality that covered the whole island of Santo Antão. These were merged in 1895 into one municipality, and recreated in 1917. In 1962 the municipality of Paul received its current borders, when the new municipality of Porto Novo was created.

Notable people

Antoninho Travadinha António Vicente Lopes (d. 1987), better known as Antoninho Travadinha was one of the major autodidactic musicians of Cape Verde originated from Janela in Paúl the island of Santo Antão. He performed the popular dances when he was only nine ...

, commonly known as Travadinha, an autodidactic musician

Politics

Since 2012, 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

Sister cities

Paul has five sister municipalities, all of them are in Portugal: Almodôvar, Benavente, Gavião,

Odivelas Odivelas ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal, in the Lisbon District and the historical and cultural Estremadura Province. The municipality is located 10 km northwest of Lisbon. The present Mayor is Hugo ...

and

Sernancelhe Sernancelhe ( or ) is a municipality in the district Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5671, in an area of 228.61 km2. The present mayor is Carlos Silva Santiago, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May ...

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References

External links

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

Official Paul Tourism Website by Municipal Council of Paul
{{Authority control Municipalities of Cape Verde Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park 1971 establishments in Cape Verde