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Ribeira da Barca

Coordinates: 15°08′17″N 23°45′32″W / 15.138°N 23.759°W / 15.138; -23.759
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Ribeira da Barca
Settlement
The cliff south of Ribeira da Barca
The cliff south of Ribeira da Barca
Ribeira da Barca is located in Cape Verde
Ribeira da Barca
Ribeira da Barca
Coordinates: 15°08′17″N 23°45′32″W / 15.138°N 23.759°W / 15.138; -23.759
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
MunicipalitySanta Catarina
Civil parishSanta Catarina
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total2,317
ID72144

Ribeira da Barca is a town[2] in the municipality of Santa Catarina, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 2,317. It is situated on the west coast, at the mouth of the stream Ribeira da Barca, 11 km northwest of Assomada. The settlement was mentioned as "Rivera das Baras" in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[3]

Notable people

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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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