São Miguel, Cape Verde

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São Miguel San Migel

Statistics
Island:	Santiago
Area:	91 km²
Population:	16,104 (2001)
Population density:	about 176/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean about 15 to 100 m Serra da Malagueta
ISO 3166-2 code:	`CV-CS`
Website:	www.gtm-santiago.cv/tarrafal_2.htm
Politics
President:	Luciano Avelino Andrade Fernandes Cortez

São Miguel (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC: San Migel) or Vila da Calheta de São Miguel (Portuguese meaning Saint Michael, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC: Kadjeta di San Migel) is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southcentral Cape Verde. The municipal and the parish population is around 16,104, the area is 91 km² and the density is about 176/km². The municipality was created in 1991. São Miguel is located about 60 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital Praia, SE of Tarrafal and N of Assomada and Pico. The current president ot the municipality is Luciano Avelino Andrade Fernandes Cortez.

Tarrafal are linked with a highway linking Tarrafal and Praia and a mountain road to the Tarrafal - Assomada Route which also links to Assomada and Pico. Farmlands are situated within the coastline and valley areas, the mountains cover the rest of the municipality especially the Serra da Malagueta in the west. Grasslands and bushes covers the rest of the area with a couple of forests.

Its main economy are agriculture, fishing and tourism, it is followed by businesses. Most of the population are rural, the urban population mainly exist in the downtown area.

1 Historical population (town)
2 Parish
3 Other
4 External links

[edit] Historical population (town)

Year	Population	Change	Density
2000 (June 16, Census)	4,867	-	-
2005 (January 1, Computing)	5,457	-	460.18/km²

[edit] Parish

Tarrafal has only one parish named São Miguel Arcanjo.

[edit] Other

São Miguel has a few schools or collegiates (colegio), a few lyceums (middle schools), a gymnasium (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office and squares (praças).