Porto Novo, Cape Verde
{{Other uses|Porto Novo (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Cape Verde settlement
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Porto Novo is a city[http://ine.cv/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/statistical-yearbook-cv-2015_en.pdf Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015], Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the island of Santo Antão, in Cape Verde. It is the seat of the Porto Novo municipality. At the 2010 census, the town had 9,310 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous settlement of the island.
Geography
Porto Novo is situated on the southeastern coast of Santo Antão, opposite the island São Vicente.
The city is divided into the following sections:
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- Abufador
- Alto de Peixinho
- Alto de São Tomé
- Armazém
- Bairro
- Berlim
- Branquinho
- Chã de Camoca
- Chã de Galinheira
- Chã de Itália
- Chã de Matinho
- Covoada
- Lombo Branco
- Lombo de Meio
- Praia de Topo
- Ribeira Corujinho
- São Tomé
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Demography
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" | Population of the town of Porto Novo (1990–2010) |
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| 1990Source: [http://www.citypopulation.de/CapeVerde.html City Population], citing the Instituto Nacional de Estatística |
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| 4867 | 7685 | 9310 |
History
Due to the aridity of the south coast of Santo Antão, settlement began relatively late. The city was initially a fishing village called Porto dos Carvoeiros. From only 30 dispersed buildings in 1901, it started growing in the 1910s.[http://www.portaldoconhecimento.gov.cv/bitstream/10961/1882/1/MONOGRAFIAAndreza.pdf Evolução histórica do concelho do Porto Novo], Andreza Costa Dias, 2006{{rp|21}} The port was inaugurated in 1962, and modernized in 2012-14.{{cite web|url=http://www.enapor.cv/web/guest/porto-novo|title=Porto Novo|publisher=ENAPOR|language=pt|access-date=6 September 2018}} Before 1962, ships had to anchor in the bay of Alto Peixinho, and goods and passengers had to be brought ashore with small boats.{{rp|24}} The seat of the Porto Novo municipality created in 1962,{{rp|29}} it gradually became the largest urban settlement of the island. In 2005 the town of Porto Novo became a city.{{rp|40}}
Climate
Porto Novo has a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh). Its annual precipitation is {{convert|191|mm|in|2|disp=or}}. The average annual temperature is {{convert|23.8|C|F}}.
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|Jan high C = 24.0
|Feb high C = 23.4
|Mar high C = 24.1
|Apr high C = 24.6
|May high C = 25.3
|Jun high C = 26.2
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 27.9
|Sep high C = 27.6
|Oct high C = 27.5
|Nov high C = 27.0
|Dec high C = 25.2
|year high C = 25.8
|Jan mean C = 22.0
|Feb mean C = 21.6
|Mar mean C = 22.0
|Apr mean C = 22.3
|May mean C = 23.0
|Jun mean C = 24.1
|Jul mean C = 25.0
|Aug mean C = 25.9
|Sep mean C = 26.0
|Oct mean C = 25.8
|Nov mean C = 25.0
|Dec mean C = 23.4
|year mean C = 23.8
|Jan low C = 20.1
|Feb low C = 19.8
|Mar low C = 19.9
|Apr low C = 20.1
|May low C = 20.8
|Jun low C = 22.1
|Jul low C = 22.7
|Aug low C = 23.9
|Sep low C = 24.4
|Oct low C = 24.2
|Nov low C = 23.0
|Dec low C = 21.6
|year low C = 21.9
|Jan rain mm = 7
|Feb rain mm = 2
|Mar rain mm = 1
|Apr rain mm = 0
|May rain mm = 0
|Jun rain mm = 0
|Jul rain mm = 4
|Aug rain mm = 28
|Sep rain mm = 86
|Oct rain mm = 31
|Nov rain mm = 17
|Dec rain mm = 15
|rain colour = green
|year rain mm = 191
|date = 05 January 2014}}
Transport
Since the latest modernization in 2014, the port of Porto Novo has 3 quays, 1 container park, 2 roll-on/roll-off ramps and a boat ramp. The total length of the quays is 268 m, and the maximum depth is 8 m. In 2017 134,141 metric tonnes of cargo and 301,813 passengers were handled (2017).[http://www.enapor.cv/web/content/1271?unique=bbed71b56b90fdb6aa154d086d15720aa6078e2c&download=true Statistics Porto Novo], ENAPOR, December 2017 There are 4 daily ferry connections from Porto Novo to Mindelo on São Vicente island.[http://www.aperegala.com/index.php/en/practical-information/santo-antao/ferry-mindelo-porto-novo Ferry to Santo Antão]
The national road EN1-SA01 connects Porto Novo with Ribeira Grande, passing through the mountainous interior. The EN1-SA03 leads to Pombas along the east coast. The EN1-SA04 leads west to Ponte Sul. Since the closing of Agostinho Neto Airport, located in Ponta do Sol, there is no functioning airport on the island.
See also
References
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Category:Porto Novo Municipality
Category:Municipal seats in Cape Verde
Category:Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde