Paul, Cape Verde

Paul
Municipality
Coordinates: 17°07′N 25°01′W / 17.12°N 25.01°W / 17.12; -25.01Coordinates: 17°07′N 25°01′W / 17.12°N 25.01°W / 17.12; -25.01
Country Cape Verde
Island Santo Antão
Area
 • Total 54.26 km2 (20.95 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 6,997
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)

Paul is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It covers all the valley named the Vale do Paul. Situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers 7% of the island area, and is home to 16% of its population, the majority are rural. Its capital is the town Pombas. In area, the municipality is the 4th smallest and the 19th largest in the nation, in population it had the 17th largest and the 6th smallest in 2000.

Paul are connected with a road linking west Ribeira Grande and north of the island and since 2007 linking east then south and west to Porto Novo and south and west of the island without using the difficult road that crosses high in the mountains at around 1,400 m elevation.

The municipality and parish

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Santo António das Pombas. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:

  • Cabo da Ribeira
  • Campo de Cão
  • Eito
  • Figueiral
  • Janela
  • Pico da Cruz
  • Pombas
  • Ribeira das Pombas
  • Ribeirãozinho
  • Santa Isabel
The Paul Valley on Santo Antão

Demography

Population of Paul, Cape Verde (1940—2010)
1940[2] 1950[2] 1960[2] 1970[2] 1980[2] 1990[2] 2000[3] 2010[4]
5845 5370 6024 8000 7983 8121 8385 6997

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.

From 2004-2008 and since 2012, the Movement for Democracy is the ruling party of the municipality which won 54.7% in the last election.

Sport clubs

Notable people

Sister cities

Paul has three sister cities and municipalities, all of them are in Portugal: Almodôvar, Benavente and Sernancelhe

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Statoids
  3. ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
  4. ↑ "2010 Census results Santo Antão". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 23 March 2014.

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