Praia Branca

Praia Branca
Coordinates: 16°38′31″N 24°23′10″W / 16.642°N 24.386°W / 16.642; -24.386Coordinates: 16°38′31″N 24°23′10″W / 16.642°N 24.386°W / 16.642; -24.386
Country Cape Verde
Island São Nicolau
Municipality Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Civil parish São Francisco de Assis
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 521

Praia Branca is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. It is situated 2 km from the coast, 10 km northwest of Ribeira Brava. It is also a beach in which it gives its name to the settlement.

Praia Branca is connected with a remote route which encircles the west of the island. Valleys dominate the area with cultivated land. Some forests cover the eastern portion. Its beach is in the northeast portion.

Singer Armando Zeferino Soares was native to Praia Branca.

Its football/soccer club is titled Futebol Clube Praia Branca, a beginner-level club which participates in the São Nicolau Island League.

Subdivisions

Its subdivisons are divided into neighborhoods (bairros) including:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
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