Praia Branca Praia Branka
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Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... :	São Nicolau
Municipality:	Tarrafal de São Nicolau Tarrafal de São Nicolau Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a recently created municipality on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was detached in 2005 from the municipality of São Nicolau...
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	16.4833 (16° 29") N 24.65 (24° 39") W
Distance from the island capital:	around 30 km west of Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of São Nicolau of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*Nossa Senhora da Lapa*Nossa Senhora do Rosário-Settlements:*Agua das Patas*Belém*Cabeçalinho*Cachaço...
Population: (2001) - Percent of the island

Praia Branca (in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC

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The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...

: Praia Branka) is village and a beach in the northwestern part of the island island of São Nicolau. It is part of the municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau

Tarrafal de São Nicolau

Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a recently created municipality on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was detached in 2005 from the municipality of São Nicolau...

. It is linked with a remote road encircling the western half and with Tarrafal de São Nicolau

Tarrafal de São Nicolau

Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a recently created municipality on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was detached in 2005 from the municipality of São Nicolau...

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Geography

Praia Branca features farmlands in the valley areas and rarely in its slopes. The mountains covers the area and are mainly grasslands with a few trees and forests in the eastern portion. Its nearest beach is to the northwest as well as the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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Information

Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and some houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. The area is in the island's low class. A part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications, appliances and street lights are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

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• Coordinates: 16°39′0"N 24°24′0"W

See also

• List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde