São Filipe
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| Municipality of São Filipe | |
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| Seat: | São Filipe |
| Island: | Fogo |
| Population: | 27,826 |
| Area: | … km² |
| Population density: | …/km² |
| National Municipal code (CGN-CV): |
82 |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | CV-SF |
| Website: | [1] |
São Filipe (Portuguese for “Saint Philip”), or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is a municipality on the island of Fogo in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde.
São Filipe is linked with a highway that almost encircles the whole island of Fogo but it is unaccessible to the east by small narrow gravel stretch and a small road to Mount Fogo. Farmlands covers most of the area in the west, the central and the south, the rocky landscape with a few bushes and grasslands of Mount Fogo lies to the east. Its main industry are agriculture followed by tourism and other industries in small numbers. The population are made up of rural and some urban. The living standards are low in the rural areas which are mainly have no household items outside the town especially electricity. It is one of the least developed, the literacy rate is almost high. Many villages are in the western and the southern parts and most of the island's fertile areas lies in this area because it is less slopey. The area formerly covered 3/4 of the island between 1991 and 2005, it is presently covers half of the island.
The municipality until 1991 formerly constituted the whole island of Fogo and was known by the island name (Old ISO 3166-2 code: CV-FO) before Mosteiros broke up. In 2005, the municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo was also detached from São Filipe.
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[edit] Parishes
The municipality includes two parishes:
[edit] Settlements
- Atalaia
- Bangaeira
- Chã das Caldeiras
- Coxo
- Curral Grande
- Estância Roque
- Figueira Pavão
- Fonte Aleixo
- Furna
- Galinheiros
- Lomba
- Patim
- Monte Grande
- Ponta Verde
- Salto
- Santo António
- São Filipe
- São Jorge
- São Lourenço
- Vicente Dias
[edit] São Filipe (city)
São Filipe is also the name of the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality. São Filipe used to be the third largest city in Cape Verde, but now it is only the fifth largest. It is located SW of Mosteiros and in the southwestern part of the island. It is known for its black sand beach, abundant gardens, trees, flowers, flora and its historic architecture and is also home to the island's airport located in the south, a port to the north and to a prison. The city offers a view of the neighboring island of Brava to the southwest.
São Filipe contains a few schools or collegiates (colegio) in which most of Cape Verde contains a few students, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (high school), a post office and a few squares (praças).
[edit] Historical population (city)
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1990 (June 23, Census) | 5,616 | - | - |
| 2000 (June 16, Census) | 7,894 | - | - |
| 2003 (Estimate) | 8.500 | - | - |
| 2005 (January 1, Computing) | 8,189 | - | - |
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| North: Mosteiros | ||
| West: Atlantic Ocean | São Filipe | East: Santa Catarina do Fogo |
| South: Atlantic Ocean |
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