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Nossa Senhora Do Monte, Cape Verde
Nossa Senhora do Monte is a townCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , , p. 32-33 located in the heart of the island of Brava, . It is the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora do Monte. Its elevation is 650 m, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto Nacional De Estatística (Cape Verde)
The Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Portuguese for the ''National Statistics Institute'', abbreviated as INE) is the public statistics institute of Cape Verde. Its current president is Osvaldo Rui Monteiro dos Reis Borges. The population censuses are held every first year of a decade; the most recent was in 2010. Its main office is on 18 Rua da Caixa Económica in the capital city of Praia. History Until 1975, under Portuguese rule, statistics were done by the Provincial Statistics Bureau (''Repartição Provincial de Estatística''), part of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística of Portugal. When Cape Verde became independent, the ''Serviço Nacional de Estatística'' (SNE, Portuguese for the National Statistics Service) was established, part of the Ministry of Economy. Its first president was Edgard Chrysostome Pinto. At the end of 1985, the Directorate-General of Statistics was created. In 1996, the new law of the National Statistics System was approved, and the ''Istituto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brava, Cape Verde
Brava ( Portuguese for "wild" or "brave") is an island in Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. At , it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest. First settled in the early 16th century, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1680. For more than a century, its main industry was whaling, but the island economy is now primarily agricultural. History Brava was discovered in 1462 by the Portuguese explorer Diogo Afonso.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 97 There is no evidence of human presence on the Cape Verde islands before the arrival of the Portuguese. Around 1620 the population of Brava started with the arrival of settlers from |
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = José Maria Neves , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Ulisses Correia e Silva , legislature = National Assembly , area_rank = 166th , area_km2 = 4033 , area_sq_mi = 1,557 , percent_water = negligible , population_census = 561,901 , population_census_rank = 172nd , population_census_year = 2021 , population_density_km2 = 123.7 , population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 , population_density_rank = 89th , GDP_PPP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nossa Senhora Do Monte (Brava)
Nossa Senhora do Monte is a '' freguesia'' (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the western part of the island of Brava. To its east is the parish of São João Baptista. Subdivisions The ''freguesia'' consists of the following settlements: * Campo Baixo * Cova Joana * Fajã de Água * Mato * Nossa Senhora do Monte (town)Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 * Tantum * |
Monte Fontainhas
Monte Fontainhas is a volcanic mountain in the middle of Brava island in Cape Verde. At 976 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. Rock types are made up of phonolite and ignimbrite. The mountainous centre of the island is often covered with clouds, which feed numerous springs, as was already observed by the 19th century traveller Armand d'Avezac. See also *List of mountains in Cape Verde This is a list of mountains in Cabo Verde: List See also * Lists of mountains by region *Geography of Cape Verde Notes External links * {{Cape Verde topics * Cape Verde Mountains Cape A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleevele ... References Fontainhas Geography of Brava, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cova Joana
Cova Joana is a village in the central part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym .... It is situated in a mountain valley, 0.5 km north of Nossa Senhora do Monte and 2 km southwest of the island capital Nova Sintra. In 2010 its population was 183. Its elevation is 645 meters. Description The name of the village Cova Joana refers to the location, as the creole word ''cova'' means ''crater'', ''depression'' or ''valley''.Reitmeier, Pitt: ''Cabo Verde'', p. 415-6. Bielefeld 2009. The village is linked by a good paved road to Nova Sintra, the capital of Brava which is about seven kilometers away by road, and to Nossa Senhora do Monte, a pilgrimage place which is about one kilometer to the South. The small harbour Fajã de Água on the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mato, Cape Verde
Mato is a settlement in the island of Brava, Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym .... It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 2 km southwest of the island capital Nova Sintra. References Villages and settlements in Brava, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campo Baixo, Cape Verde . From Nossa Senhora do Monte, Campo Baixo is accessible by ''Aluguer'' buses.
Campo Baixo is a small settlement located in the southwestern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. In English, the name of the village means 'low field'. Campo Baixo is situated in the mountains, southwest of Nossa Senhora do Monte and southwest of the island capital Nova Sintra Nova Sintra is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 ... 
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