Fortinho or Fortinho/Escola Técnica is a subdivision of the city of
in the island of
São Vicente,
Cape Verde
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
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. Its population was 92 at the 2010 census.
It is situated northwest of the
city centre
A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms exist in other languages, such as "" in Fren ...
and south of
Matiota. It takes its name from the fortress
Fortim d'El-Rei
Fortim d'El Rei is a fort in Mindelo, in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It is located on a hill north of the city centre, in the neighbourhood Fortinho. It was built in 1852 for the defence of Porto Grande Bay
Porto Grande Bay ( pt, ...
.
References
{{Mindelo, Cape Verde
Mindelo