Ilhas de Barlavento

Ilhas de Barlavento
Satellite image
Waters	Atlantic Ocean
archipelago	Cape Verde Islands
Geographical location	16 ° 40 ′  N , 24 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 16 ° 40 ′  N , 24 ° 0 ′  W
Number of islands	9
Main island	Sal
Total land area	2230 km²
Residents	172,500
Location of the archipelago

The Ilhas de Barlavento ( German : " Islands above the Wind ") are a group of islands in the archipelago of the Cape Verde Islands .

The archipelago includes:

island	coordinate	Area km²	Residents
Santo Antão	17 ° 4 ′  N , 25 ° 10 ′  W.	779000	47,100
Sao Vicente	16 ° 51 ′  N , 24 ° 58 ′  W.	227000	83,000
Santa Luzia	16 ° 46 ′  N , 24 ° 45 ′  W.	034000	0
Sao Nicolau	16 ° 37 ′  N , 24 ° 16 ′  W.	388000	12,700
Sal	16 ° 44 ′  N , 22 ° 56 ′  W.	216000	25,000
Boa Vista	16 ° 6 ′  N , 22 ° 49 ′  W.	620000	4,700
Branco	16 ° 39 ′  N , 24 ° 41 ′  W.	003000	0
Raso	16 ° 37 ′  N , 24 ° 36 ′  W.	007th000	0
dos Pássaros	16 ° 55 ′  N , 25 ° 1 ′  W.	000.023	0