São Miguel, Cape Verde
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The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), São Miguel Arcanjo. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:
- Achada Monte (pop: 1,652, town)
- Calheta de São Miguel (pop: 3,175, city)
- Casa Branca (pop: 73)
- Chã de Ponta (pop: 220)
- Cutelo Gomes (pop: 658)
- Espinho Branco (pop: 869)
- Gongon (pop: 207)
- Igreja (pop: 325)
- Machado (pop: 130)
- Mato Correia (pop: 328)
- Monte Bode (pop: 118)
- Monte Pousada (pop: 486)
- Palha Carga (pop: 375)
- Pedra Barro (pop: 259)
- Pedra Serrado (pop: 484)
- Pilão Cão (pop: 1,132)
- Pingo Chuva (pop: 63)
- Ponta Verde (pop: 1,065)
- Principal (pop: 1,193)
- Ribeireta (pop: 215)
- Tagarra (pop: 669)
- Varanda (pop: 445)
- Veneza (pop: 1,375)
- Xaxa (pop: 114)
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Demography
Politics
Since 2004, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:
In the September 2016 municipal elections, Herménio Fernandes won with an absolute majority and became president. At the federal level, São Miguel belongs to the constituency of Santiago North.
Notable people
- Teodoro Mendes Tavares, current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras in Brazil
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