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Municipality of Cape Verde From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ribeira Brava is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 65% of the island area (224.8 km2), and is home to 59% of its population (7,580 at the 2010 census).[2] Its seat is the city Ribeira Brava.
Ribeira Brava | |
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Municipality | |
Main square in Ribeira Brava | |
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| Coordinates: 16.62°N 24.23°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | São Nicolau |
| Seat | Ribeira Brava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224.8 km2 (86.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,580 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| ID | 31 |
| Website | http://www.cmrb.cv/ |
The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):
The municipality 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.[3]
Since 2016, the local party GIRB is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[5]
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