Paul, Cape Verde

Paul
Municipality
Country Cape Verde
Island Santo Antão
Seat town Vila das Pombas
Area 54.26 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population 8,383 (2005)
Density 154 / km2 (399 / sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 code CV-PA
CGN-CV code 12
Demonym Paulense, ~s pl
Website: www.anmcv.org

Paul (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈul]) is a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. Together with Ribeira Grande, it covers one-third of the island and home to two-thirds of the population.

Farmlands dominate within the Atlantic Coastline and in valley areas especially the central part, grasslands, bushes and forests cover the mountainous parts and the southwestern parts along with dry lands. The taller mountains lie to the southwest.

Its main economy is agriculture in Paul, it is followed by tourism which is one of the main industry. The majority of the population are rural.

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Parishes

The municipality includes only one parish:

Settlements

History

The Municipality of Paul is one of the oldest administrative divisions in Cape Verde. By the end of the 19th century it merged with the older Municipality of Ribeira Grande, becoming the Municipality of Santo Antão. In 1971 the Municipality of Santo Antão was redivided in 3 municipalities: Ribeira Grande, Paul and Porto Novo.

Demography

Population of Paul, Cape Verde (1940—2010)
1940[1] 1950[1] 1960[1] 1970[1] 1980[1] 1990[1] 2000[2] 2010[3]
5845 5370 6024 8000 7983 8121 8385 8771
North: Atlantic Ocean
West: Ribeira Grande Paul East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Porto Novo

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Source: Statoids
  2. ^ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
  3. ^ Source: projection to 2010 from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
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