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Fontainhas

Coordinates: 17°11′17″N 25°06′14″W / 17.188°N 25.104°W / 17.188; -25.104
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For the highest point of the island of Brava, Cape Verde, see Monte Fontainhas.
Fontainhas
Settlement
Village of Fontainhas
Village of Fontainhas
Fontainhas is located in Cape Verde
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]
 • Total282
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.

Forminguinhas
Corvo
The centre of Fontainhas located on steep slope area of a mountain


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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.

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