Ribeira Brava (Cape Verde)

Main square of Ribeira Brava.

Ribeira Brava (Eng .: "Brausender Fluss") is a concelho and a village on the island of São Nicolau of Cape Verde . The district covers the eastern part of the island and 65% of the island's area. 59% of the island's inhabitants live there. The seat of the district is in Ribeira Brava . The president is Américo Sabino Soares Nascimento , a member of the PAICV . He was elected the first president in 2008.

coat of arms

The district coat of arms shows mountains, the Ribeira Brava river and trees. The background is a light blue sky.

Settlements

The district consists of two freguesias (parishes):

• Nossa Senhora da Lapa
• Nossa Senhora do Rosario

history

The district was created in 2005 when the former Municipality of São Nicolau District was split up. The southwestern part became the Tarrafal de São Nicolau district .

Demographics

Resident of Ribeira Brava (1940-2010)
1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
14,846	10,366	13,866	16.308	13,572	13,665	13,661	7,869

politics

Since the district was founded, the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde has been the ruling party with 49.3% of the vote. Before 2008 there was an Installation Council .

Sports

The football club Sport Club Atlético is based in Ribeira Brava.

Personalities

• Amândio Cabral ( b.1934 ), songwriter in California .
• Amílcar Spencer Lopes (b.1948), President of the National Assembly (1991 & 1996)
• João Lopes Filho (b. 1950), anthropologist and linguist

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Source: Statoids
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Includes the population of the present-day Tarrafal de São Nicolau municipality.
3. ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .