Carriçal is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 8 km southeast of Juncalinho and 24 km east of Ribeira Brava. It is the easternmost settlement on the island. Some 8 km east is the island's easternmost point, Ponta Leste. The place was mentioned as Currissal in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[2]
Carriçal | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 16°33′14″N 24°04′52″W / 16.554°N 24.081°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | São Nicolau |
Municipality | Ribeira Brava |
Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 190 |
ID | 31208 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).