São Filipe, Cape Verde (municipality)
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| São Filipe | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Location of São Filipe | |
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Fogo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 228.84 km2 (88.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,227 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
São Filipe is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the western part of the island of Fogo, it covers 49% of the island area, and is home to 60% of its population. Its seat is the town São Filipe. The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):
History
It was created in 1991, when the older Municipality of Fogo was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of São Filipe and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Mosteiros. In 2005, an eastern parish of the municipality was split off to become the Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo.
Demography
| Population of São Filipe, Cape Verde (municipality) (1940—2010) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940[2][3] | 1950[2][3] | 1960[2][3] | 1970[2][3] | 1980[2][3] | 1990[2][4] | 2000[4][5] | 2010[1] |
| 23022 | 17582 | 25615 | 29412 | 30978 | 25571 | 27886 | 22227 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Source: Statoids
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Includes the population of the present-day Mosteiros and Santa Catarina do Fogo municipalities.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Includes the population of the present-day Santa Catarina do Fogo municipality.
- ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
