Porto Novo (Cape Verde)
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| Coordinates | 17 ° 1 '8 " N , 25 ° 3' 50" W | ||
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| Country | Cape Verde | ||
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Archipelago |
Ilhas de Barlavento | ||
| District | Porto Novo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CV-PN | ||
| height | 8 m | ||
| surface | 15 km² | ||
| Residents | 9310 (2010) | ||
| density | 620.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| Post Code | 1310 | ||
| Website | expressodasilhas.cv/topico/porto-novo | ||
 Porto Novo
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Porto Novo is a city on the island of Santo Antão , in Cape Verde . It is the seat of the Freguesia São João Baptista (Santo Antão) and the Concelhos Porto Novo . The city is located on the south coast of the island, opposite the São Vicente island . In 2010 the city had 9,310 inhabitants, which makes it the largest settlement on the island and one of the largest cities in the country.
The place used to be called Carvoeiros . Over time it developed into the main port of the island. The port has recently been enlarged. Many streams, most of which are no longer than 300 to 400 m, shape the area. In the past the place only extended over three of the valleys , today it already spans six of them.
In the 1960s the Estrada da Corda was built, which connects Porto Novo and Ribeira through the valleys and ridges of the eastern crater rim. Most of the road is extremely dangerous because of the curves. Since 2009, the Porto Novo-Janela Road , which was built along part of the Ribeira Grande-Paul-Porto Novo Road (Estrada Litoral), has connected the easternmost point of the island with the town and makes the dangerous Estrada da Corda superfluous. In 2012, a 7 km long section of the Porto Novo-Norte / Topo da Coroa road up to the newly opened Pozzolano brick factory was expanded to four lanes.
After 2000 Espargos and then Assomada overtook the place in terms of population, Porto Novo is the fifth largest town in the country.
Settlements
The following settlements belong to the city:
- Alto de Sao Tome
- Alto do Peixinho
- Antigo Quartel Colonial (or Antigo Quartel)
- Armazém
- Bairro Norte
- Berlim
- Branquim
- Caizinho / Baleia
- Chã do Norte da Porto Novo
- Nova Estrada - east
- Novo Estádio Municipal
- Ribeirinha da Cruz
- City Center (Carvoeiros)
- Tortolho de Baixo
Demographics
| Resident of Porto Novo (1990-2010) | |||
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | |
| 4867 | 7685 | 9310 | |
Festivals
The main festival is the St. John's Festival on June 24th. The holiday is celebrated in the village with traditional Colá music.
Sports
There are several football clubs in the city. The sports clubs play in the Santo Antão Island League :
- Académica do Porto Novo
- Grupo Desportivo, Recreativo e Cultural Fiorentina (GDRC Fiorentina)
- Inter FC Porto Novo (Inter FC)
- Marítimo (Porto Novo) (Marítimo)
- Sporting Clube de Porto Novo
All clubs play in the Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo . The Amílcar Cabral football pitch in the southwest of the city was still in use until 2009 . There are also basketball, volleyball and futsal clubs.
climate
The climate is arid , the average annual rainfall is 191 mm, making the place the driest on the island. September has the most precipitation with 86 mm and the driest months are April and July with no measurable precipitation. The temperatures fluctuate between 20 and 27 ° C.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Source: City Population , citing the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
