| Municipality of Ribeira Grande | |
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| Seat: | Ribeira Grande |
| Island: | Santo Antão |
| Founded: | 1990 |
| Population: | … |
| Area: | … km² |
| Population density: | …/km² |
| National Municipal code (CGN-CV): | 11 |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | CV-RG |
| Website: | [1] |
Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for “great stream”) is a municipality on the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. There are parishes that have the name Santo Antão ( Portuguese for " Saint Anthony " In Cape Verde Africa Santo Antão Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume ISO 3166-2CV is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Cape Verde. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. There are parishes that have the name Santo Antão ( Portuguese for " Saint Anthony " In Cape Verde Africa Santo Antão The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia It covers one-third of the island and is home to two-thirds of the population. It was founded in 1990 when the island broke up into three municipalities and ended island-wide administration from Porto Novo. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Farmlands dominate the Atlantic Coastline and central valleys. Grasslands, bush, and forests cover the mountainous parts and the central part, along with dry lands. The taller mountains lie to the south.
Its main economy are businesses in Ribeira Grande and tourism, followed by agriculture which is one of the main industries.
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Parishes
The municipality includes four parishes:
Settlements
Ribeira Grande (town)
Ribeira Grande is also the name of the town that constitutes the seat of the Ribeira Grande Municipality. See also Administrative divisions of Cape Verde See also Administrative divisions of Cape Verde See also Administrative divisions of Cape Verde Subdivisions Garça de Cima Chã D'Igreja Cruzinha da Garça Ribeira Alta EITO can also mean the European Information Technology Observatory Nearest places Eito de Baixo Geography Nearest places Eito Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village farmlands groves dominate the village areas and are located in slopey surfaces grasslands with Historical population Other Ponta do Sol has a schools or collegiates a middle school a secondary school churches banks and a few squares Nearest places Paúl, southeast (distance between 2 to 3 km Ribeira Grande, northwest (distance between 2 to 3 km Ribeira Grande has roads to Porto Novo, Ponta do Sol, and Paul.
Ribeira Grande has a few schools or colleges (colegio), a few lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office, and squares (praças). Public square and city square redirect here For Public Square Cleveland see Public Square and for City Square in Leeds see Leeds City Square.
Historical population (town)
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1990 (June 23, Census) | 2,550 | - | - |
| 2005 (January 1, Computing) | 2,822 | - | - |
Persons
- Gabriel Mariano, Capeverdean essayist, novelist & poet
External links
| North: Atlantic Ocean | ||
| West: Porto Novo | Ribeira Grande | East: Paul |
| South: Porto Novo |
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