Porto Novo is a city
[Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the island of
Santo Antão, in
Cape Verde
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. It is the seat of the
Porto Novo municipality. At the 2010 census, the town had 9,310 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous settlement of the island.
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Geography
Porto Novo is situated on the southeastern coast of Santo Antão, opposite the island São Vicente.
The city is divided into the following sections:[
*Abufador
*Alto de Peixinho
*Alto de São Tomé
*Armazém
*Bairro
*Berlim
*Branquinho
*Chã de Camoca
*Chã de Galinheira
*Chã de Itália
*Chã de Matinho
*Covoada
*Lombo Branco
*Lombo de Meio
*Praia de Topo
*Ribeira Corujinho
*São Tomé
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Demography
History
Due to the aridity of the south coast of Santo Antão, settlement began relatively late. The city was initially a fishing village called ''Porto dos Carvoeiros''. From only 30 dispersed buildings in 1901, it started growing in the 1910s.[Evolução histórica do concelho do Porto Novo]
Andreza Costa Dias, 2006 The port was inaugurated in 1962, and modernized in 2012-14.anchor
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in the bay of Alto Peixinho, and goods and passengers had to be brought ashore with small boats.[ The seat of the Porto Novo municipality created in 1962,][ it gradually became the largest urban settlement of the island. In 2005 the town of Porto Novo became a city.][
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Climate
Porto Novo has a hot arid climate
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''BWh''). Its annual precipitation is . The average annual temperature is .[
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Transport
Since the latest modernization in 2014, the port of Porto Novo has 3 quays, 1 container park, 2 roll-on/roll-off ramps and a boat ramp. The total length of the quays is 268 m, and the maximum depth is 8 m.[Statistics Porto Novo]
ENAPOR, December 2017 There are 4 daily ferry connections from Porto Novo to on São Vicente island.Ferry to Santo Antão
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The national road EN1-SA01 connects Porto Novo with Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande may refer to the following places:
Cape Verde
* Ribeira Grande (stream), a stream on the island of Santo Antão
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santo Antão
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality), a municip ...
, passing through the mountainous interior. The EN1-SA03 leads to Pombas along the east coast. The EN1-SA04 leads west to Ponte Sul. Since the closing of Agostinho Neto Airport, located in Ponta do Sol, there is no functioning airport on the island.
See also
* List of cities in Cape Verde
References
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Cities in Cape Verde
Porto Novo Municipality
Municipal seats in Cape Verde
Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Populated coastal places in Cape Verde
Ports and harbours of Cape Verde