São Martinho Grande
São Martinho Grande | |
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Settlement | |
  São Martinho Grande | |
| Coordinates: 14°55′24″N 23°34′07″W / 14.9232°N 23.5686°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santiago |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande de Santiago |
| Civil parish | Santíssimo Nome de Jesus |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 593 |
| ID | 79108 |
São Martinho Grande is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality Ribeira Grande de Santiago. It is located 4 km east from Cidade Velha and 6.5 km west of Praia city centre. The national road EN1-ST05 (Praia - Cidade Velha) passes north of the village. 1.5 km south of the village is a small bay of the Atlantic Ocean, Calheta de São Martinho. It was mentioned as "Kalyete de S. Martin" on the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[2]
References
- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).