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Praia
Municipality
Praia's City Hall Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Seal
Coordinates: 14°57′N 23°31′W / 14.95°N 23.52°W / 14.95; -23.52
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago
Area
• Total	102.6 km (39.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	131,719
• Density	1,300/km (3,300/sq mi)
ID	74
Website	Official website

Praia is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Its area is 120.6 km (46.6 sq mi), and its population was 131,719 at the 2010 census. The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Graça. The city hall is located in the Platô part of the city.

History

Praia is one of the oldest municipalities in Cape Verde. It was created in the 18th century, when the then town of Praia de Santa Maria received town status and became the new capital of the Portuguese dominion of Cape Verde. Throughout history, its municipal territory has been successively reduced due to demographic increases.

By the end of the 19th century, the Municipality of Praia occupied the southern half of the island, while the northern half was the (larger than present) Municipality of Santa Catarina. In 1971, the two northernmost parishes of the Municipality were split off to become the Municipality of Santa Cruz, and the parish of São Salvador do Mundo became part of the municipality of Santa Catarina. In 1994, two more northern parishes of the Municipality were split off to become the Municipality of São Domingos. In 2005, two western parishes of the Municipality were split off to become the Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.

Subdivisions

The municipality is divided into the following localities for statistical reasons:

• Achada Eugénio Lima
• Achada Grande Frente
• Achada Grande Tras
• Achada Limpo
• Achada Mato/Covão Mendes
• Achada Palha de Se
• Achada Santo António
• Achada São Filipe
• Achadinha
• Achadinha Pires
• Agostinho Alves
• Água Funda
• Bairro Craveiro Lopes
• Bela Vista
• Bom Coi Sul
• Caiada
• Calabaceira
• Cambudjane
• Chã de Areia
• Cidadela Cova Minhoto
• Coqueiro Castelão
• Fazenda
• Fig de Água
• Gonçalo Afonso
• João Bom
• Lem Cachorro
• Lem Dias
• Lem Ferreira
• Matão
• Monte Gonçalo Afonso
• Monte Ilhéu
• Monte Pensamento
• Monte Vaca
• Monte Vermelho
• Monteagarro
• Paiol
• Palmarejo
• Palmarejo Grande
• Palmarejo Santiago
• Pedregal
• Pensamento
• Pizarra/Sarrado
• Platô
• Ponta de Água
• Ponta do Sol
• Portete de Cima
• Praia Negra
• Prainha
• Quebra Canela
• Ribeira São Filipe
• Ribeirinha
• Safende
• São Francisco
• São Francisco de Baixo
• São Jorginho
• São Martinho Pequeno
• São Pedro Latada
• São Tomé
• Simão Ribeiro
• Terra Branca
• Tira Chapéu
• Tira Chapéu Industrial
• Trindade
• Vale Palmarejo
• Várzea
• Veneza
• Vera Cruz
• Vila Nova
• Zona do Aeroporto
• Zona Enavi

Demography

Politics

At the federal level, Praia belongs to the constituency of Santiago South. Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:

Presidents

• José Ulisses Correia e Silva (MpD, 2006-2008 and 2013-2016)
• Oscar Santos (MpD, since August 2016-2020)
• Francisco Carvalho (PAICV, since April 2020)

References

1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
2. ^ 2010 Census Summary
3. Conselho de Santa Cruz. Inventário dos recursos turísticos, p. 12
4. Picos: a terra e a gente, Emanuel de Jesus Monteiro Vaz Fernandes, ISE, 2005, p. 27-29
5. Lei nº 96/IV/93, p. 74
6. Lei nº 63/VI/2005, p. 25
7. "2010 Census results Santiago". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
8. ^ Source: Statoids
9. "Cape Verde Population Statistics". citypopulation.de.
10. Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070928203332/http://www.cmpraia.cv/
• ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)

v t e City of Praia
Neighbourhoods	Achada Grande Frente Achada Grande Tras Achada Santo António Achadinha Bairro Craveiro Lopes Calabaceira Chã de Areia Fazenda Lem Ferreira Palmarejo Plateau Ponta de Água Prainha Quebra Canela São Francisco Terra Branca Tira Chapéu Várzea Vila Nova
Geographical features	Ilhéu de Santa Maria Monte das Vacas Ponta das Bicudas Ponta Temerosa Praia Harbor Ribeira da Trindade São Francisco Bay
Education	University of Cape Verde Jean Piaget University Universidade de Santiago International Portuguese Language Institute Liceu Domingos Ramos École Internationale Les Alizés
Landmarks	Monumento de Diogo Gomes Quartel Jaime Mota Praia Cathedral Palácio Presidencial Farol de Ponta Temerosa
Culture	Cape Verdean National Archives (ANCV) Museu Etnográfico da Praia National Auditorium National Library of Cape Verde Quintal da Música Tabanka
Sports	Académica da Praia AD Bairro Basketball Football Boavista FC Cabo Verde Music Awards (CVMA) Desportivo da Praia Sporting Clube da Praia CD Travadores Complexo Desportivo Adega Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte Estádio da Várzea
Transportation	Nelson Mandela International Airport Port of Praia
Media	A Semana Certeza Expresso das Ilhas Jornal Horizonte A Nação RecordTV Cabo Verde RTC
History	Capture of Santiago (1585) Battle of Porto Praya (1780)
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