The archipelago of Cape Verde consists of 10 islands and several islets, divided into two groups:
Barlavento (windward) islands
Sotavento (leeward) islands
The islands in the Barlavento group are Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista. The islands in the Sotavento group are Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. All but Santa Luzia are inhabited.
Below is a sortable list of the islands of Cape Verde. Population figures are of 2000.
Island
Area (km2)
Population
%
Density
Santiago
991
236,717
54.5%
238.9
São Vicente
227
67,163
15.5%
295.9
Santo Antão
779
47,124
10.8%
60.5
Fogo
476
37,421
8.6%
78.6
Sal
216
14,816
3.4%
68.6
São Nicolau
388
13,661
3.1%
35.2
Brava
67
6,804
1.6%
106.3
Maio
269
6,754
1.6%
25.1
Boa Vista
620
4,209
1.0%
6.8
Santa Luzia
35
0
0.0%
0.0
Cape Verde
4033
434,669
100%
116.8
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