São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde
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The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Lourenço dos Órgãos. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements (population at the 2010 census):
- Achada Costa (pop: 176)
- Boca Larga (pop: 477)
- Carreira (pop: 122)
- Chã de Vaca (pop: 205)
- Covada (pop: 240)
- Funco Bandeira (pop: 157)
- Funco Marques (pop: 139)
- Fundura (pop: 112)
- João Goto (pop: 225)
- João Guela (pop: 228)
- João Teves (pop: 703, city)
- Lage (pop: 395)
- Lagedo (pop: 88)
- Levada (pop: 234)
- Longueira (pop: 326)
- Mato Raia (pop: 181)
- Montanha (pop: 462)
- Montanhinha (pop: 337)
- Órgãos Pequeno (pop: 479)
- Pedra Molar (pop: 402)
- Pico Antónia (pop: 628)
- Poilão Cabral (pop: 298)
- Ribeirão Galinha (pop: 472)
- São Jorge (pop: 6)
- Várzea Fernanxdes (pop: 112)
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History
The municipality was created in 2005, when a parish of the older Municipality of Santa Cruz was separated to become the Municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos. Until 2008, it was run by the Installation Commission. Its first president was Victor Baessa, president of PAICV, who ruled for eight years until MpD won the 2016 elections.
Demography
Points of interests
- Jardim Botânico (Cape Verde) - Cape Verde's only botanical garden
Persons
- Orlando Pantera, singer
Politics
At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago North. Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016: