Paul, Cape Verde

Municipality of Cape Verde

Municipality in Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Paul

Municipality

Coordinates: 17°07′N 25°01′W﻿ / ﻿17.12°N 25.01°W﻿ / 17.12; -25.01
Country| Cape Verde
Island| Santo Antão
Area

• Total

| 54.26 km2 (20.95 sq mi)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total

| 6,997
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postal code|

11xx

ID| 12

Paul is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers 7% of the island area (54.3 km2), and is home to 16% of its population (6,997 at the 2010 census).[2] Its seat is the town Pombas.

The Paul Valley on Santo Antão

## The municipality and parish

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The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Santo António das Pombas. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements (population at the 2010 census):

* Cabo da Ribeira (pop: 912)
* Campo de Cão (pop: 787)
* Eito (pop: 979)
* Figueiral (pop: 591)
* Janela (pop: 1,658)
* Pico da Cruz (pop: 138)
* Pombas (pop: 1,295, city)[3]
* Ribeira das Pombas (pop: 411)
* Ribeirãozinho (pop: 27)
* Santa Isabel (pop: 186)

## Demography

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Population of Paul (1940—2010)  Year  | Population

|

1940[4] |

5,845

1950[4] |

5,370

1960[4] |

6,024

1970[4] |

8,000

1980[4] |

7,983

1990[4] |

8,121

2000[4] |

8,385

2010[2] |

6,997

## Geography

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The municipality has a rugged landscape, defined by the mountain valleys of the rivers Ribeira do Paul, Ribeira das Pombas, Ribeira de Gil, Ribeira da Janela, Ribeira do Penedo and Ribeira da Aguada. Its southwesternmost point is formed by the Cova Caldera. Its highest point is Pico da Cruz, at 1585 m elevation. The Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park lies partly in the municipality of Paul. The national roads EN1-SA02 and EN1-SA03 connect Pombas with Ribeira Grande and Porto Novo, respectively.

## History

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In 1867 the municipalities of Paul (covering the area of current Paul and Porto Novo) and Ribeira Grande were created from the previous municipality that covered the whole island of Santo Antão. These were merged in 1895 into one municipality, and recreated in 1917. In 1962 the municipality of Paul received its current borders, when the new municipality of Porto Novo was created.[5]

## Notable people

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* Antoninho Travadinha, commonly known as Travadinha, an autodidactic musician
* Josefina Chantre, fought for the end of Portuguese colonialism and for the independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.

## Politics

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Since 2012, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[6]

Party  | Municipal Council  | Municipal Assembly

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|

Votes%  | Seats  | Votes%  | Seats
MpD | 55.29 | 5 | 54.95 | 8
PAICV | 38.03 | 0 | 37.23 | 5
UCID | 3.77 | 0 | 4.33 | 0

## Sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Cape Verde

Paul has five sister municipalities, all of them are in Portugal: Almodôvar, Benavente, Gavião, Odivelas and Sernancelhe.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
2. ^ a b 2010 Census Summary
3. ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
4. ^ a b c d e f g Source: Statoids
5. ^ Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município do Paúl, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 16
6. ^ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
7. ^ Geminações de Cidades e Vilas

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul (Cape Verde).

* ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
* Official Paul Tourism Website by Municipal Council of Paul

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Subdivisions of the island of Santo Antão

Paul|

| Santo António das Pombas|

* Cabo da Ribeira
* Eito
* Figueiral
* Janela
* Pico da Cruz
* Pombas

|

Porto Novo|

| Santo André|

* Alto Mira
* Monte Trigo
* Ribeira da Cruz

|

São João Baptista|

* Bolona
* Lagoa
* Lajedo
* Lombo de Figueira
* Morro Vento
* Porto Novo
* Tarrafal de Monte Trigo

Ribeira Grande|

| Nossa Senhora do Livramento|

* Fontainhas
* Ponta do Sol

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Nossa Senhora do Rosário|

* Lombo Branco
* Ribeira Grande
* Sinagoga
* Xoxo

Santo Crucifixo|

* Chã de Pedras
* Coculi
* Corda
* Lombo Santa

São Pedro Apóstolo|

* Chã de Igreja
* Figueiras
* Garça de Cima
* Ribeira Alta

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Municipalities of Cape Verde

Barlavento Islands|

* Boa Vista
* Paul
* Porto Novo
* Ribeira Brava
* Ribeira Grande
* Sal
* São Vicente
* Tarrafal de São Nicolau

Sotavento Islands|

* Brava
* Maio
* Mosteiros
* Praia
* Ribeira Grande de Santiago
* Santa Catarina
* Santa Catarina do Fogo
* Santa Cruz
* São Domingos
* São Filipe
* São Lourenço dos Órgãos
* São Miguel
* São Salvador do Mundo
* Tarrafal

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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