Paul, Cape Verde (municipality)
- Paul, Cape Verde (municipality)
Paul (pronunciation in IPA: /pɐ'ul/) is a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. Together with Ribeira Grande, it covers one-third of the island and home to two-thirds of the population.
Farmlands dominate within the Atlantic Coastline and in valley areas especially the central part, grasslands, bushes and forests cover the mountainous parts and the southwestern parts along with dry lands. The taller mountains lie to the southwest.
Its main economy is agriculture in Paul, it is followed by tourism which is one of the main industry. The majority of the population are rural.
Parishes
The municipality includes only one parish:
*Santo António das Pombas
ettlements
*Curral da Russa?
*Janela
*Pombas
External links
* [http://www.anmcv.org/portugues/ ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)]
* [http://www.paulbelezanatural.com Official Paul Tourism Website by Municipal Council of Paul]
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