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Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Ribeira Grande)

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Country
  
Cape Verde

Island
  
Santo Antão

Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Ribeira Grande)

Municipality
  
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde

Nossa Senhora do Rosário is a freguesia (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the eastern part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande, on the island of Santo Antão. The parish area includes the lowest portion of Ribeira Grande, the eastern streams and almost the whole of Ribeira da Torre.

The football (soccer) club Rosariense Clube is based in the parish seat of Ribeira Grande.

Settlements

The freguesia consists of the following settlements:

  • Fajã Domingas Benta (pop: 693)
  • Lombo Branco (pop: 422)
  • Lugar de Guene (pop: 717)
  • Monte Joana (pop: 138)
  • Pinhão (pop: 751)
  • Ribeira Grande (pop: 3,576)
  • Town: (pop: 2,564)
  • Covada and Penha da França (pop: 1,112)
  • Sinagoga (pop: 603)
  • Xoxo (pop: 361)

    • References

    Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Ribeira Grande) Wikipedia
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