← 1939 1938 1937 1940 in Cape Verde → 1941 1942 1943
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1940 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1940 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

• Colonial governor: Amadeu Gomes de Figueiredo

Events

• Population: 181,441^[1]
• The Mission sui juris of Portuguese Guinea was separated from the Catholic diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde