Pedra Badejo is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the eastern part of the island of

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Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

. It is on the east coast, north of the island capital

Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.

, southeast of

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and east of

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. It is the seat of Santa Cruz municipality. At the 2010 census, the town had 9,859 inhabitants. PedraBadejoRuaPrincipal

History

In 1971, Pedra Badejo became part of the new municipality of Santa Cruz and Pedra Badejo became its seat. In 2010, the town Pedra Badejo was awarded city status.

Cityscape

There are a lot of shops in Main Street and in the Market Place. Many daytrippers from Praia visit the beach which is close to the center of the city. A former health center close to the beach was transformed into a hotel.Reitmaier, Pitt: ''Cabo Verde'', p.364-5. Bielefeld 2009. PedraBadejoIrrigation

Pedra Badejo has a small fishing port and at least five churches: the modern Catholic Church is in the new, upper part of the city, and the smaller

New Apostolic Church The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany. The church has existed since 1863 in Germany and since 1897 in the Ne ...

is in Main Street. A Presbyterian Church, a Nazarene Church, and a Baptist church also serve the community. Southeast of the city are the

Lagoas de Pedra Badejo The Lagoas de Pedra Badejo is an area of wetlands on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is a site comprising two coastal lagoons at the estuaries of the rivers Ribeira dos Picos and Ribeira Seca, and the entire basin of the latter, including ...

, an important wetland area. The city is surrounded by irrigated land. An artificial lake (''

Barragem de Poilão Barragem de Poilão is a dam located in the eastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, in the municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos. It impounds the stream Ribeira Seca, the island's largest river. the reservoir, used for irrigatio ...

'') was laid out between the villages Poilão and

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with a fill dam which was completed in 2006. The reservoir has a capacity of 1.7 million cubic meters making the

drip irrigation Drip irrigation or trickle irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either from above the soil surface or buried below the surface. ...

of 64 ha of land corresponding to about 100 farms possible.''A Semana'', 29 de Outubro de 2009, http://asemana.sapo.cv. The construction of the first concrete dam of Cape Verde was paid and planned by China. There is an information pavilion in the South of the artificial lake where some rare birds can be observed.

Demographics

Transportation

The national road from Praia to Tarrafal via Calheta de São Miguel (EN1-ST02) passes through Pedra Badejo. Minibus services (yasi or hilux) are offered in Pedra Badejo and connect the cities of Praia and Tarrafal. It is about 30 km from

Nelson Mandela International Airport Nelson Mandela International Airport , also known as Praia International Airport, is the airport of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in October 2005, replacing the old Francisco Mendes International Airport. It is located about 3&nbs ...

and 33 km from the ferry port of Praia.

Notable people

* Lito, former footballer (soccer player), currently manager of Sporting Praia *

Djaniny Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991), known as Djaniny, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Trabzonspor as a forward. Club career União Leiria Born in Santa Cruz, Djaniny arrived in Portugal at t ...

, footballer * Elida Almeida, singer

References

External links

Presenting "Urban Profile" of the City of Pedra Badejo"
RTC video, 2 November 2011 {{Subdivisions of Santiago, Cape Verde Cities in Cape Verde Populated coastal places in Cape Verde Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde Santa Cruz, Cape Verde Ports and harbours of Cape Verde