Ribeira Prata

Ribeira Prata
Coordinates: 16°39′37″N 24°21′41″W / 16.6603°N 24.3615°W / 16.6603; -24.3615Coordinates: 16°39′37″N 24°21′41″W / 16.6603°N 24.3615°W / 16.6603; -24.3615
Country Cape Verde
Island São Nicolau
Municipality Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Civil parish São Francisco de Assis
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 172

Ribeira Prata is a settlement in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. The settlement name is named after the stream meaning the silver stream in Portuguese as the color of the stream has a silvery color especially its smaller rocks. Its 2010 population was 173.[1] It is situated around 10 km north of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. Nearby places includes Ribeira Funda to the east, Fragata to the south and Praia Branca to the southwest. The municipal boundary with Ribeira Brava is to the east.

Not the same as Ribeira da Prata on the island of Santiago and in the municipality also called Tarrafal, one in the north of the municipality and the other in the north of the island but not in the same position though São Nicolau's length is from west to east, one of the reasons that Tarrafal de São Nicolau is called with the island name to avoid confusion with Tarrafal on the island of Santiago and the settlement name of Ribeira Prata-Ribeira da Prata, the settlement is sometimes known as Ribeira Prata de São Nicolau to outsiders. The main reason that each of the two Tarrafals are the top 10 populated areas of each island.

Subdivisions

Its subdivisions are divided into three neighborhoods (barrios) including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.


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