Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)
Municipality of Cape Verde
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Ribeira Brava is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 65% of the island area (224.8 km2), and is home to 59% of its population (7,580 at the 2010 census).[2] Its seat is the city Ribeira Brava.
Ribeira Brava | |
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Municipality | |
Main square in Ribeira Brava | |
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| Coordinates: 16.62°N 24.23°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | São Nicolau |
| Seat | Ribeira Brava |
| Area | |
• Total | 224.8 km2 (86.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,580 |
| • Density | 33.7/km2 (87.3/sq mi) |
| ID | 31 |
| Website | http://www.cmrb.cv/ |
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):
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.[3]
Demography
Politics
Persons
- Amílcar Spencer Lopes (b. 1948), president of the National Assembly between 1991 and 1996
- João Lopes Filho (b. 1950), anthropologist and linguist