Palmeira, Cape Verde
Settlement in Sal, Cape Verde
16°45′29″N 22°58′55″W / 16.758°N 22.982°W / 16.758; -22.982 (2010)[1]
Palmeira is a town[2] in the northwestern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 1,420. The town is situated on the west coast, about 4 km west of the island capital Espargos. Located at Baía de Palmeira, a small bay south of the village, it is home to the main port of the island of Sal. It is the third busiest port of Cape Verde in freight traffic.[3]
History
A small settlement at the location of present Palmeira was observed by an English captain in 1720.[4] It was mentioned as "Palmera" in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[5]
References
- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
- ^ Porto da Palmeira, ENAPOR
- ^ Ray Almeida. "A History of Ilha do Sal". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
- ^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).
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The island of Sal, Cape Verde
- Espargos
- Murdeira
- Palmeira
- Pedra de Lume
- Santa Maria
- Terra Boa
![Sal, Cape Verde](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sal_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png/150px-Sal_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png)
- Morrinho de Açúcar
- Cagarral
- Monte Curral
- Monte Grande
- Rabo de Junco
- Serra Negra
- Ponta da Fragata
- Ponta do Leme Velho
- Ponta Norte
- Ponta Preta (Northern Sal)
- Ponta Preta (Southern Sal)
- Ponta do Sinó
- Ponta de Vera Cruz