Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde (municipality)

Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Municipality
Country Cape Verde
Island São Nicolau
Seat town Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Area 121.5 km2 (47 sq mi)
Population 5,039 (2005[1])
ISO 3166-2 code CV-

Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a recently created municipality on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was detached in 2005 from the municipality of São Nicolau. It includes only one parish, São Francisco.

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Settlements

History

It was created in 2005, when the older Municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.

Demography

Population of Tarrafal de São Nicolau (1940—2010)
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000[1] 2010[1]
5211 4816

References

  1. ^ a b c Source: projections from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.