Porto Novo (concelho)

Porto Novo
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Basic data
Country	Cape Verde
region	Ilhas de Barlavento
surface	14.8 km²
Residents	5580 (2005)
density	377 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	CV-PN

17.033333333333 -25.066666666667Coordinates: 17 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ N , 25 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ W.

Porto Novo ( Portuguese for New Port ) is the largest district ( concelho ) on the island of Santo Antão in the northwest of Cape Verde .

Porto Novo is south of Ribeira Grande and southwest of Paul . The district covers 72% of the island's land area and is home to 41% of the population. It is the second largest district in terms of area and has the seventh largest population in Cape Verde. The highest point on the island is the Topo da Coroa at 1,979 m above sea level .

places

Porto Novo (Cape Verde) - In Porto Novo there are primary schools, some secondary schools, a high school, churches, a port and some squares ( praças )
Tarrafal de Monte Trigo

Residents

year	Residents	Population density
1990	4,867	-
2000	5,532	362 / km²
2003	5,900	-
2005	5,580	377 / km²

history

In 1971 the old Santo Antão district was divided into 3 districts: Ribeira Grande , Paul and Porto Novo.

politics

The Movement for Democracy was the strongest party until 2012 , then the PAICV took power and is now the ruling party with 10 seats.

Partnerships

Estarreja , Portugal