Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)
{{short description|Municipality of Cape Verde}}
{{Infobox Cape Verde settlement
| name = Ribeira Brava
| image_skyline = Plaza Ribeira Brava.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption = Main square in Ribeira Brava
| image_seal = Coat of Arms of Ribeira Brava.png
| coordinates = {{coord|16.62|-24.23|type:adm1st_region:CV_dim:50000|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = Ribeira Brava county, Cape Verde.png
| seat = Ribeira Brava
| key = 31
| area = 224.8
| website = http://www.cmrb.cv/
}}
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).[http://ine.cv/censo_quadros/resumo-dos-indicadores-rgph-2010/ 2010 Census Summary] Its seat is the city Ribeira Brava.
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes):
History
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.[http://www.interface.gov.cv/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=12&Itemid=314 Lei nº 67/VI/2005], p. 61
Demography
{{Bar chart
| title = Population of Ribeira Brava (1980—2010)
| label_type = Year
| data_type = Population
| bar_width = 35
| width_units = em
| data_max = 12000
| label5 = 1980[http://caboverde.opendataforafrica.org/apps/atlas/Ribeira-Brava Ribeira Brava], opendataforafrica.org
| data5 = 11,465
| data6 = 11,556
| data7 = 11,794
| data8 = 7,580
}}
Politics
Since 2016, the local party GIRB is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[http://www.dgape.cv/images/bo_23-09-2016_53.pdf Official results local elections 2016], Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Party !colspan=2|Municipal Council !colspan=2|Municipal Assembly | ||||
| Votes%
!Seats !Votes% !Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|GIRB | 32.70 | 2 | 31.67 | 4 |
| align=left|MpD | 32.50 | 2 | 33.32 | 5 |
| align=left|PAICV | 29.95 | 1 | 30.11 | 4 |
Persons
- Amílcar Spencer Lopes (b. 1948), president of the National Assembly between 1991 and 1996
- João Lopes Filho (b. 1950), anthropologist and linguist
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.cmrb.cv/ Official website of the municipality] {{in lang|pt}}
{{Municipalities of Cape Verde}}
{{São Nicolau}}
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Category:Municipalities of Cape Verde