São Domingos, Cape Verde

Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde
15°01′41″N 23°33′47″W / 15.028°N 23.563°W / 15.028; -23.563CountryCape VerdeIslandSantiagoMunicipalitySão DomingosCivil parishSão Nicolau TolentinoPopulation
 (2010)[1]
 • Total2,818ID75217

São Domingos (also: Várzea da Igreja) is a city[2] in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 2,818. It is the seat of the São Domingos Municipality. It is situated 13 km southeast of Assomada and 13 km northwest of the capital Praia, along the national road from Praia to Assomada (EN1-ST01). The settlement appeared in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin as St. Domingo.[3]

Banana plantation near São Domingos.

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
  3. ^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).
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Subdivisions of the island of Santiago
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Santa Catarina
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São Domingos
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São Nicolau Tolentino
São Lourenço dos Órgãos
São Lourenço dos Órgãos
São Miguel
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São Salvador do Mundo
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Tarrafal
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