General info

Entity:
Cape Verde
Capital:
Praia
Population (2008-07-01):
426,998 (CIA)
Area:
4,033 sq.km.
Country code:
cv
Region:
Western Africa

Cape Verde

Administrative units

administrative units capital area (sq.km.) population
1990-06-23
census		 population
2000-06-16
census
source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica de Cabo Verde..
Ilhas de Barlovento   2,230 119,954 146,668
Boa Vista Sal Rei 620 3,452 4,209
Paúl Pombas 54 8,121 8,385
Porto Novo Porto Novo 558 14,873 17,191
Ribeira Grande Ponta do Sol 167 20,851 21,594
Sal Santa Maria 216 7,715 14,816
São Nicolau Ribeira Brava 388 13,665 13,310
São Vicente Mindelo 227 51,277 67,163
Ilhas de Sotavento   1,803 221,537 287,606
Brava Nova Sintra 67 6,975 6,804
Calheta de São Miguel     13,787 16,128
Maio Porto Inglès 269 4,969 6,754
Mosteiros     8,331 9,535
Praia Praia 396 71,276 106,348
Santa Catarina Assomeda 243 41,584 50,024
Santa Cruz Pedra Badejo 149 25,892 33,015
São Domingos     11,526 13,320
São Filipe São Filipe   25,571 27,886
Tarrafal Tarrafal 203 11,626 17,792
total   4,033 341,491 434,625

Main cities

name population
1990-06-23
census		 population
2000-06-162
census
Praia 61,600 94,757
Mindelo 47,100 62,970
São Felipe 5,600 7,894
source: "Book of the Year 2004", Encyclopedia Britannica.