This is a list of cities and towns in Cape Verde. In Cape Verde, there are two types of urban settlements: cities (Portuguese: cidades) and towns (Portuguese: vilas). Since 2015, there are 24 cities and 19 towns.[1] Every seat of a municipality has been designated a city.
The following table shows the cities (cidades) of Cape Verde, with population data from 1990,[2] 2000[2] and 2010.[3]
| City | Pop. 1990 | Pop. 2000 | Pop. 2010 | Municipality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 61,644 | align=right | align=right | 130,271 | Praia | ||
| align=right | 47,109 | align=right | 62,497 | align=right | 69,904 | São Vicente | |
| align=right | 5,578 | align=right | align=right | 17,081 | Sal | ||
| align=right | 3,414 | align=right | 7,067 | align=right | 12,332 | Santa Catarina | |
| align=right | 5,302 | align=right | 8,519 | align=right | 9,859 | Santa Cruz | |
| align=right | 4,867 | align=right | 7,685 | align=right | 9,310 | Porto Novo | |
| align=right | 5,616 | align=right | align=right | 8,122 | São Filipe | ||
| align=right | 3,626 | align=right | 5,772 | align=right | 6,656 | Tarrafal | |
| align=right | 1,343 | align=right | align=right | 6,258 | Sal | ||
| align=right | 1,522 | align=right | 2,024 | align=right | 5,778 | Boa Vista | |
| Mosteiros (Igreja) | align=right | align=right | 358 | align=right | 4,124 | Mosteiros | |
| align=right | align=right | align=right | 3,733 | ||||
| align=right | align=right | 4,967 | align=right | 3,175 | São Miguel | ||
| Porto Inglês (Cidade do Maio) | align=right | 1,573 | align=right | 2,664 | align=right | 2,971 | |
| São Domingos (Várzea da Igreja) | align=right | align=right | 1,600 | align=right | 2,818 | São Domingos | |
| Ribeira Grande (Povoação) | align=right | 2,550 | align=right | align=right | 2,564 | Ribeira Grande | |
| align=right | 1,505 | align=right | align=right | 2,143 | Ribeira Grande | ||
| align=right | 1,899 | align=right | align=right | 1,936 | Ribeira Brava | ||
| align=right | 1,890 | align=right | 1,852 | align=right | 1,536 | Brava | |
| align=right | 1,161 | align=right | 1,796 | align=right | 1,295 | Paul | |
| align=right | align=right | align=right | 1,230 | ||||
| Cidade Velha (Santiago de Cabo Verde) | align=right | align=right | align=right | 1,214 | Ribeira Grande de Santiago | ||
| Picos (Achada Igreja) | align=right | align=right | align=right | 986 | |||
| align=right | align=right | align=right | 703 | ||||
The following table shows the towns (vilas) of Cape Verde, with population data from 2010.[3]
| Town | Pop. 2010 | Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 2,317 | Santa Catarina | ||
| align=right | 2,088 | Santa Catarina | ||
| align=right | 1,652 | São Miguel | ||
| align=right | 1,420 | Sal | ||
| align=right | 1,248 | Boa Vista | ||
| align=right | 1,242 | Tarrafal | ||
| align=right | 1,164 | Santa Catarina | ||
| align=right | 1,156 | Maio | ||
| align=right | 1,072 | São Filipe | ||
| align=right | 1,009 | Tarrafal | ||
| align=right | 901 | Ribeira Grande | ||
| align=right | 876 | São Filipe | ||
| align=right | 672 | Ribeira Grande | ||
| align=right | 620 | Ribeira Brava | ||
| align=right | 558 | Porto Novo | ||
| align=right | 535 | Maio | ||
| align=right | 521 | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | ||
| align=right | 433 | Ribeira Brava | ||
| align=right | 271 | Brava |