Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde

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Municipality of Ribeira Grande

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Island:	Santo Antão
Founded:	1990
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean Ribeira Grande (about 5 m) southern part
ISO 3166-2 code:	`RG`
Website:	www.anmcv.org/portugues/membro.php?id=rgrande

Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for "great stream") is a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento in Cape Verde. It covers one-third of the island and home to two-thirds of the population. The municipality was founded in 1990 when it broke up into three municipalities and ended the island administration from Porto Novo. Including Santa Maria, it is one of the few municipalities that the seat is smaller than its largest city being Ponta do Sol since the 1990s.

Ribeira Grande are linked with roads linking to Porto Novo and Ribeira Grande as well as one linking to Ponta do Sol and to Paul (Paúl). Farmlands dominate within the Atlantic Coastline and in valley areas especially the central part, grasslands, bushes 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, it is followed by agriculture which is one of the main industry.

1 Parishes
2 Settlements
3 Historical population (town)
4 Other
5 External links

[edit] Parishes

The municipality includes four parishes including:

[edit] Settlements

[edit] Historical population (town)

Year	Population	Change	Density
1990 (June 23, Census)	2,550	-	-
2005 (January 1, Computing)	2,822	-	-

[edit] Other

Ribeira Grande has a few schools or collegiates (colegio), a few lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office and squares (praças).