Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Santo Antão is the westernmost island of Cape Verde. It is in the Barlavento Islands group. Its population was 38,200 in mid 2019.Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Cabo Verde (web). Its largest city is Porto Novo on the south coast.

The island was discovered in 1461 or 1462 by Diogo Afonso, together with the islands of São Vicente and São Nicolau.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008

Administrative divisions
The island is divided in three municipalities. These are divided into civil parishes:

Paul CV-PA
Santo António das Pombas 
Porto Novo CV-PN
São João Baptista
Santo André
Ribeira Grande CV-RG
Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Nossa Senhora do Livramento
Santo Crucifixo
São Pedro Apóstolo

References

Category:Islands of Cape Verde