List of cities in Cape Verde

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Here are list of cities in Cape Verde, including towns.

The majority of the population live in Praia or the island of Santiago which is 264,066 (January 1, 2005) which is home to 55% of the archipelago of Cape Verde.

The following table includes the villages, towns and cities over 400 people, and shows the population from June 23, 1990, June 16, 2000 in census, the estimate 2002 population and the January 1, 2005 statistical population.

Villages, Towns and Cities in Cape Verde
Rank	Town or City	Population				Municipality
		Census 1990	Census 2000	2003	Data 2005
1.	Praia	61,644	94,757	101,000	113,364	Praia
2.	Mindelo	47,109	62,970	67,100	70,611	São Vicente
3.	Santa Maria	1,343	13,220	14,100	17.231	Sal
4.	Pedra Badejo	5,302	8,492	9,100	9,488	Santa Cruz
5.	São Filipe	5,616	7,984	8,500	8,189	São Filipe
6.	Assomada	3,414	7,095	7,600	7,927	Santa Catarina
7.	Tarrafal	3,626	5,785	6,200	6,463	Tarrafal
8.	Espargos	5,578	-	-	6,173	Sal
9.	Porto Novo	4,867	5,532	5,900	5,580	Porto Novo on Santo Antão
10.	Calheta de São Miguel	-	4,884	5,200	5,457	São Miguel
11.	Ribeira Brava	1,899	5,456	-	5,324	São Nicolau
12.	Ponta do Sol	1,505	4,029	-	4,064	Santo Antão (island)
13.	Pico	3,414	-	-	3,778	Santa Catarina
14.	Vila do Maio	1,573	2,673	-	3,009	Maio
15.	São Domingos	-	2,671	-	2,984	São Domingos
16.	Ribeira Grande	2,550	-	-	2,822	Ribeira Grande
17.	Cidade Velha	2,148	-	-	2,377	Praia
18.	Sal Rei	1,522	1,995	-	2,122	Boa Vista
19.	Nova Sintra	1,890	1,930	-	1,873	Brava
20.	Pombas	1,161	1,802	-	1,818	Santo Antão
21.	Mosteiros	-	465	-	477	Mosteiros

[edit] 10 largest cities

Population as of 2002

1. Praia - 101,000
2. Mindelo - 67,100
3. Santa Maria - 14,100
4. Pedra Badejo - 9,100
5. São Filipe - 8,500
6. Assomada - 7,600
7. Tarrafal - 6,200
8. Porto Novo - 5,900
9. Ribeira Brava - 5,800
10. São Miguel - 5,200

[edit] External links

• Instituto Nacional de Estatistica de Cabo Verde
• World Gazetteer - Actual population of the towns and cities in Cape Verde