Praia Branca

Demographic figures from INE Cabo Verde. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Praia Branca is a town in the northwestern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. Its population at the 2010 census was 521. It is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the coast, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Ribeira Brava.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Julio Tavares

Cape Verdean association football player

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Armando Zeferino Soares

Cape Verdean musical composer

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Joazimar Stehb

association football player

Lucibela

Cape Verdean singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tarrafal de São Nicolau

• Ribeira da Prata
  2.2 mi away
• Barril
  3.2 mi away
• Espigão
  3.2 mi away
• Caldeira
  4.6 mi away
• Escada
  4.7 mi away
• São João Baptista
  5 mi away
• Cabeçalinho
  5.2 mi away
• Tarrafal
  5.7 mi away

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