Ilhas de Sotavento

Ilhas de Sotavento
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Waters	Atlantic Ocean
archipelago	Cape Verde Islands
Geographical location	15 ° 0 ′  N , 24 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 15 ° 0 ′  N , 24 ° 0 ′  W
Number of islands	9
Main island	Santiago
Total land area	1804 km²
Residents	343,300
Location of the archipelago

The Ilhas de Sotavento ( German : " Islands under the Wind ") are one of the island groups of the Cape Verde Islands .

The group includes the following islands :

island	coordinate	Area km²	Residents
Maio	15 ° 13 ′  N , 23 ° 10 ′  W.	269	8,400
Santiago	15 ° 5 ′  N , 23 ° 37 ′  W.	991	290,000
Fogo	14 ° 57 '  N , 24 ° 23'  W.	476	38,600
Brava	14 ° 51 ′  N , 24 ° 42 ′  W.	67	6,300
Ilhéus do Rombo	14 ° 58 ′  N , 24 ° 41 ′  W.	4th	0