São Nicolau Tolentino (São Domingos)

São Nicolau Tolentino
Civil parish
São Nicolau Tolentino
Coordinates: 15°01′N 23°34′W / 15.01°N 23.57°W / 15.01; -23.57Coordinates: 15°01′N 23°34′W / 15.01°N 23.57°W / 15.01; -23.57
Country Cape Verde
Island Santiago
Municipality São Domingos
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 8,801

São Nicolau Tolentino (Portuguese for Saint Nicholas of Tolentino") is a freguesia (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the western part of the municipality of São Domingos, on the island of Santiago. Its seat is São Domingos and has its church located there. Its religious festival is celebrated each year on 10 September.

Subdivision

The freguesia consists of the following settlements, its population data was of the 2010 census:

  • Achada Mitra (pop: 106)
  • Água de Gato (pop: 957)
  • Banana (pop: 180)
  • Chamine (pop: 79)
  • Dacabalaio (pop: 37)
  • Fontes Almeida (pop: 745)
  • Gudim (pop: 362)
  • Lagoa (pop: 390)
  • Massapé (also known as Achada Loura, pop: 89)
  • Mato Afonso (pop: 327)
  • Mendes Faleiro Cabral (pop: 86)
  • Mendes Faleiro Rendeiro (pop: 117)
  • Nora (pop: 323)
  • Pó de Saco (pop: 174)
  • Ribeirão Chiqueiro (pop: 773)
  • Robão Cal (pop: 149)
  • Rui Vaz (pop: 1,078)
  • São Domingos (also known as Várzea da Igreja, pop: 2,818)
  • Veneza (also known as Ribeira da Veneza pop: 1)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.


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