Boaventura (Sao Vicente)
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Basic data | ||||||
Autonomous Region : | Madeira | |||||
Concelho : | Sao Vicente | |||||
Coordinates : | 32 ° 49 ′ N , 16 ° 58 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 1226 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 25.3 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 48 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Postal code : | 9230-028 | |||||
politics | ||||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Boaventura Sítio da Igreja 9230-028 Boaventura |
Boaventura or Boa Ventura is a municipality ( freguesia ) on the north coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira , in the district ( concelho ) of São Vicente . The community has an area of 25.3 km² and 1226 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
The poet Antero de Quental (1842–1891) lived and worked here for a time on the occasion of a visit from his aunt who lived here. He lived in the now listed mansion Solar da Silveira from the late 18th century.
Web links
Commons : Boaventura - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on August 31, 2013