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Lajedo, Cape Verde

Coordinates: 17°01′05″N 25°09′58″W / 17.018°N 25.166°W / 17.018; -25.166
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Lajedo
Settlement
Lajedo is located in Cape Verde
Lajedo
Lajedo
Coordinates: 17°01′05″N 25°09′58″W / 17.018°N 25.166°W / 17.018; -25.166
CountryCape Verde
IslandSanto Antão
MunicipalityPorto Novo
Civil parishSão João Baptista
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total558
ID13108

Lajedo[2] (also Lajedos or Lagedos) is a settlement in the southcentral part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 558. It is situated in the valley of Ribeira das Patas, about 11 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement consists of several localities, including Ponte Sul, Lajedo proper and Vascona. The road from Porto Novo to Ribeira da Cruz in the north of the island passes through Lajedo.

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  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Código Geográfico Nacional, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, code 13108, p. 20