Fontainhas | |
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Settlement | |
 Village of Fontainhas | |
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| Coordinates: 17°11′17″N 25°06′14″W / 17.188°N 25.104°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santo Antão |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande |
| Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Livramento |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 282 |
| ID | 11201 |
Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement includes the smaller villages Corvo and Forminguinhas, about 1 km west of Fontainhas proper.
Forminguinhas
Corvo
The centre of Fontainhas located on steep slope area of a mountain
See also
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
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