São Miguel (Cape Verde)

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São Miguel
location
Basic data
Country Cape Verde
region Ilhas de Sotavento
Seat Calheta de Sao Miguel
surface 77.4 km²
Residents 15,630 (2010)
density 202 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 CV-SM

Coordinates: 15 ° 5 ′ 50 "  N , 23 ° 41 ′ 30"  W.

São Miguel is a concelho (district) in the Cape Verde Islands . It is located in the northeast of the island of Santiago about 40 kilometers northwest of the island's capital Praia and belongs to the administrative area of ​​the Ilhas de Sotavento archipelago . In 2010 São Miguel had about 16,000 inhabitants. The main town of the municipality is Calheta de São Miguel with around 5000 inhabitants.

Individual evidence

  1. Population of Cape Verde.Retrieved April 25, 2015.