Porto Novo, Cape Verde
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| Porto Novo seen from the sea
Porto Novo seen from the sea
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 Porto Novo
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| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santo Antão |
| Municipality | Porto Novo |
| Civil parish | São João Baptista |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,310 |
Porto Novo is a town in the island of Santo Antão, in Cape Verde. It constitutes the seat of the Porto Novo municipality. It is situated on the south coast of the island, opposite the island São Vicente. At the 2010 census, the town had 9,310 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous town of the island.[1]
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Porto Novo harbour, and behind, the island of São Vicente.
The city was once called Carvoeiros, and it gradually became the largest urban settlement of the island, and has the main harbor of the island for commercial exchanges.
Demography
| Population of the town of Porto Novo (1990–2010) | |||
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| 1990[2] | 2000[2] | 2010[1] | |
| 4867 | 7685 | 9310 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Source: City Population, citing the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
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