Ribeira Dom João

Ribeira Dom João
Settlement
Ribeira Dom João
Coordinates: 15°08′38″N 23°07′19″W / 15.144°N 23.122°W / 15.144; -23.122Coordinates: 15°08′38″N 23°07′19″W / 15.144°N 23.122°W / 15.144; -23.122
Country Cape Verde
Island Maio
Municipality Maio
Civil parish Nossa Senhora da Luz
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 203

Ribeira Dom João (Cape Verdean Creole: Ribéra Don Jon) is a settlement in the southeast of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It is connected with a branch road connecting nearby Figueira da Horta and the road connecting the east of the island known as the Maio Circular Road. As of the 2010 census, its population was 203. Its main economic activity is agriculture and cattle. In some parts, tourism has been soaring particularly in the beach lines.

In the early 2010s, the village would have their own football (soccer) club named Miramar, the club first participated in its Second Division in 2015 and won their only Second Division title in 2017.

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