Praia (municipality)
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This article is about the Municipality of Praia. For other uses, see Praia.
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| Country |  Cape Verde |
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| Island | Santiago | |
| Seat town | Praia | |
| Area | 258 km² (100 sq mi) | |
| Population | 113,664 (2005) | |
| Density | 441 /km² (1,142 /sq mi) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | CV-PR | |
| CGN-CV code | 74 | |
| Demonym | Praiense m, ~s pl | |
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| Website: http://www.cmpraia.cv | ||
Praia is a municipality in Cape Verde, located South in Santiago island. It is the municipality where lays the capital from Cape Verde, the city of Praia. More than 90% of its population lives in the city of Praia, being the rest constituted by scarcely populated settlements.
In 2005, two parishes from the older municipality were detached to make up the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.
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[edit] Parishes
The municipality includes only one parish:
[edit] Settlements
- Praia
- São Francisco
- São Jorginho
- São Martinho Grande
- São Martinho Pequeno
- Trindade
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1990 (June 23, Census) | 61,644 | - | - |
| 2000 (June 16, Census) | 94,757 | - | - |
| 2003 (Estimate) | 101,000 | - | - |
| 2005 (January 1, Computing) | 113,664 | - | - |
[edit] External links
- http://www.cmpraia.cv
- ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
| Northwest: Santa Catarina | North: Santa Cruz | Northeast: São Domingos |
| West: Atlantic Ocean | Praia | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: Atlantic Ocean |
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