Porto Novo, Cape Verde
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| Porto Novo | |
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| Island: | Santo Antão |
| Founded: | 1990 |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | PN |
| Website: | Porto Novo |
Porto Novo (Portuguese for "new port") is officially the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and home to one-third of the population. Geographical features includes Tope de Coroa elevating around 1,979 m.
Porto Novo are linked with roads linking to Paul and Ribeira Grande and also to Topoa de Coroa and the island's west coast and a small road to Tarrafal de Monte Trigo. The plain area which are consists of farmlands cover the area round Porot Nono, the mountains cover the northern, western and the central parts and some are in valley areas. Much of the municipality are grassy or bushy, a few forests cover the mountain area while farmlands are in the plain around Porto Novo and in valley areas.
Its main economy are businesses in Porto Novo and tourism, it is followed by agriculture which is one of the main industry.
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[edit] Parishes
The municipality includes two parishes including São João Baptista and Santo André.
[edit] Historical population (town)
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1990 (June 23, Census) | 4,867 | - | - |
| 2000 (June 16, Census) | 5,532 | - | - |
| 2003 (Estimate) | 5,900 | - | - |
| 2005 (January 1, Computing) | 5,580 | - | - |
[edit] Settlements
- Tarrafal de Monte Trigo
- Ribeira da Cruz
[edit] Other
Porto Novo has a few schools or collegiates (colegio), a few lyceums (middle schools), a gymnasium (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office and squares (praças).
[edit] External links
- Municipal Council of Porto Novo
- ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
| Northwest: Atlantic Ocean | North: Ribeira Grande | Northeast: Paul |
| West: Atlantic Ocean | Porto Novo | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: Atlantic Ocean |
| Municipalities of Cape Verde |
| Municipalities
Boa Vista | Brava | Maio | Mosteiros | Paul | Porto Novo | Praia | Ribeira Grande | Sal | Santa Catarina | Santa Cruz | São Domingos | São Filipe | São Miguel | São Nicolau | São Vicente | Tarrafal |
| New municipalities (as of 2005)
Ribeira Grande de Santiago | Santa Catarina do Fogo | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | São Salvador do Mundo | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |
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