São Lourenço dos Órgãos is a ''

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'' (municipality) of

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. It is situated in the mountainous central part of the island of

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to the southwest and São Salvador do Mundo to the northwest.

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Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one ''

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'' (civil parish), São Lourenço dos Órgãos. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (population at the 2010 census): * Achada Costa (pop: 176) * Boca Larga (pop: 477) * Carreira (pop: 122) * Chã de Vaca (pop: 205) * Covada (pop: 240) * Funco Bandeira (pop: 157) * Funco Marques (pop: 139) *

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(pop: 112) * João Goto (pop: 225) * João Guela (pop: 228) *

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(pop: 234) * Longueira (pop: 326) * Mato Raia (pop: 181) * Montanha (pop: 462) * Montanhinha (pop: 337) * Órgãos Pequeno (pop: 479) * Pedra Molar (pop: 402) * Pico Antónia (pop: 628) * Poilão Cabral (pop: 298) * Ribeirão Galinha (pop: 472) * São Jorge (pop: 6) * Várzea Fernanxdes (pop: 112) João_Teves

History

The municipality was created in 2005, when a parish of the older Municipality of Santa Cruz was separated to become the Municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos.Lei nº 64/VI/2005
p. 34 Until 2008, it was run by the Installation Commission. Its first president was Victor Baessa, president of PAICV, who ruled for eight years until MpD won the 2016 elections.

Demography

Points of interests

* Jardim Botânico (Cape Verde) - Cape Verde's only botanical garden

Persons

Orlando Pantera Orlando Monteiro Barreto (1 November 1967, in São Lourenço dos Órgãos – 1 March 2001, in Praia, Santiago), better known as Orlando Pantera was a Cape Verdean singer and composer. Three of its songs were recorded in the album ''Porton d'nôs ...

, singer

Politics

At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago North. Since 2016, 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

References

External links

Official website

ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Lourenco dos Orgaos Municipalities of Cape Verde Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde 2005 establishments in Cape Verde