São João Baptista (Ribeira Grande de Santiago)

São João Baptista
São João Baptista
	Civil parish
	São João Baptista
	Coordinates: 14°59′N23°40′W / 14.99°N 23.66°W Coordinates: 14°59′N23°40′W / 14.99°N 23.66°W
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago
Municipality	Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Population (2010) [1]
• Total	4,469

Last updated February 26, 2019

São João Baptista is a freguesia (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the western part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago, on the island of Santiago.

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its population was 8,325 at the 2010 census, and its area is 137.3 km².

Santiago, Cape Verde largest island of Cape Verde

Santiago is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio and Fogo. It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia.

Subdivisions

The freguesia consists of the following settlements (population at the 2010 census):

Achada Loura (pop: 403)
Alfaroba (pop: 67)
Beatriz Pereira (pop: 66)
Belém (pop: 382)
Chã de Igreja (pop: 210)
Chã Gonçalves (pop: 169)
Mosquito d'Horta (pop: 118)
Pico Leão (pop: 572)
Porto Gouveia (pop: 534)
Porto Mosquito (pop: 819)
Santa Clara (pop: 5)
Santana (pop: 957)
Tronco (pop: 166)

Belém is a settlement in the southwest of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago. It is 2 km west of Santana, 6 km north of Porto Gouveia and 11 km northwest of the municipal seat Cidade Velha. In 2010 its population was 382.

Porto Gouveia is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 7 km northwest of Cidade Velha. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.

Porto Mosquito is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 10 km northwest of Cidade Velha. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago.

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References

↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.

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[census10-1] "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.