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Subdivisions

The municipality consists of two '' freguesias'' (civil parishes): * Nossa Senhora da Lapa * Nossa Senhora do Rosário

History

The municipality was created in 2005, when the older municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.Lei nº 67/VI/2005
p. 61

Demography

Politics

Since 2016, the local party GIRB 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

Persons

* Amílcar Spencer Lopes (b. 1948), president of the National Assembly between 1991 and 1996 * João Lopes Filho (b. 1950), anthropologist and linguist

References

External links

Official website of the municipality
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (Municipality) Municipalities of Cape Verde Geography of São Nicolau, Cape Verde 2005 establishments in Cape Verde