Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese for ''Our Lady of Light'') is a ''
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 Portuguese over ...
'' (civil parish) of
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. It covers the eastern part of the municipality of
São Domingos, on the island of
Santiago
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.
Subdivisions
The ''freguesia'' consists of the following settlements (population at the 2010 census):
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Achada Baleia (pop: 376)
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Achada Lama (pop: 184)
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Baía (pop: 489)
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Cancelo (pop: 238)
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Capela (pop: 170)
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Chão de Coqueiro (pop: 256)
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Dobe (pop: 196)
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Milho Branco (pop: 607)
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Moia Moia (pop: 205)
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Portal
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(pop: 135)
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Praia Baixo (pop: 952)
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Praia Formosa (pop: 712)
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Vale da Custa
Vale da Custa is a village in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km northwest of São Francisco Bay, 6 km southeast of Ribeirão Chiqueiro and northeast of the capital Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for ...
(pop: 378)
See also
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Administrative divisions of Cape Verde
The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 ''concelhos'' (municipalities), and subdivided into 32 ''freguesias'' (equivalent to civil parish).
In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrat ...
References
São Domingos Municipality, Cape Verde
Parishes of Cape Verde
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