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Guide to ''' | Guide to '''Cabo Verde ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
==Country Information== | ==Country Information== | ||
Cabo Verde, formerly called, Cape Verde, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref> | Cabo Verde, formerly called, Cape Verde, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref> | ||
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==Cabo Verde Map== | ==Cabo Verde Map== | ||
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in | Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Cabo Verde.<br> | ||
[[File:Cape Verde Portugal Municipalities.jpg|500px]] | [[File:Cape Verde Portugal Municipalities.jpg|500px]] | ||
== Jurisdictions == | == Jurisdictions == | ||
The nine inhabited islands of | The nine inhabited islands of Cabo Verde are divided into two geographical groups, the ''Barlavento'' (windward) Islands (Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, and São Vicente) and the ''Sotavento'' (leeward) Islands (Brava, Fogo, Santiago, and Maio). Each of these islands is hosts one or more municipalities, plus towns and parishes; all but towns are as follows: <br> | ||
=== Barlavento Islands (island group) === | === Barlavento Islands (island group) === | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Cabo Verde]] | ||
[[pt:Cabo Verde]] | [[pt:Cabo Verde]] | ||
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