Caleijão is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km southwest of Ribeira Brava. Writer Baltasar Lopes da Silva was born in the village. Part of his novel Chiquinho is set in Caleijão.[2]
Caleijão | |
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 16°36′11″N 24°18′29″W / 16.603°N 24.308°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | São Nicolau |
| Municipality | Ribeira Brava |
| Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 300 |
| ID | 31206 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Chiquinho and Baltasar: Mark of Cape Verde's literature". Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.