Praia Branca
Praia Branca | |
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 16°38′31″N 24°23′10″W / 16.642°N 24.386°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | São Nicolau |
| Municipality | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |
| Civil parish | São Francisco de Assis |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 521 |
| ID | 32106 |
Praia Branca is a town[2] in the northwestern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. Its population at the 2010 census was 521. It is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the coast, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Ribeira Brava.
Notable person
[edit]Singer Armando Zeferino Soares was native to Praia Branca.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
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