Coordinates: 17°11′17″N 25°06′14″W / 17.188°N 25.104°W / 17.188; -25.104

Fontainhas

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Fontainhas
Settlement
Village of Fontainhas
Village of Fontainhas
Coordinates: 17°11′17″N 25°06′14″W / 17.188°N 25.104°W / 17.188; -25.104
CountryCape Verde
IslandSanto Antão
MunicipalityRibeira Grande
Civil parishNossa Senhora do Livramento
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
282
ID11201

Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement includes the smaller villages Corvo and Forminguinhas, about 1 km west of Fontainhas proper.

File:Canyon Forminguinhas.jpg
Forminguinhas
File:CorvoSantoAntao.JPG
Corvo
File:Santo Antão, Cabo Verde 2017-04 --8.jpg
The centre of Fontainhas located on steep slope area of a mountain

See also

References

  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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