Principal, Cape Verde

Principal
Settlement
Principal
Coordinates: 15°12′07″N 23°40′30″W / 15.202°N 23.675°W / 15.202; -23.675Coordinates: 15°12′07″N 23°40′30″W / 15.202°N 23.675°W / 15.202; -23.675
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago
Municipality	São Miguel
Civil parish	São Miguel Arcanjo
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	1,193

Principal is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its 2010 population was 1,193. It is situated in the mountains, about 3 km north of the summit of the Serra da Malagueta and 9 km west of Calheta de São Miguel, the setttlement lies next to the Natural Park. The settlement is named after Ribeira Principal, a nearby stream that is about 10-15 kilometers long and flowing predominantly northeast, the stream's etymology is the main stream (actually one of the main) of the island but not the longest.

References

↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.

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The island of Santiago and the surrounding islands

Communities and settlements	Achada Fazenda Achada Leitão Achada Monte Achada Tenda Água de Gato Assomada Banana Boa Entrada Calheta de São Miguel Cancelo Chão Bom Cidade Velha Fazenda Figueira das Naus João Teves João Varela Montanha Palha Carga Pedra Badejo Picos (Achada Igreja) Porto Gouveia Porto Mosquito Praia Principal Ribeira da Barca Ribeira da Prata Rincão Rui Vaz Salineiro Santa Ana São Domingos São Jorge dos Órgãos Tarrafal Trás os Montes

Municipalities	Praia Ribeira Grande de Santiago Santa Catarina Santa Cruz São Domingos São Lourenço dos Órgãos São Miguel São Salvador do Mundo Tarrafal

Parishes	Nossa Senhora da Graça Nossa Senhora da Luz Santa Catarina Santiago Maior Santíssimo Nome de Jesus Santo Amaro Abade São João Baptista São Lourenço dos Órgãos São Miguel Arcanjo São Nicolau Tolentino São Salvador do Mundo

Mountains	Monte Graciosa Pico da Antónia Serra da Malagueta

Streams	Ribeira da Barca Ribeira de Faveta Ribeira Grande de Santiago Ribeira de Limo Ribeira Milho Ribeira do Pico Ribeira da Prata Ribeira Principal Ribeira Riba Ribeira Seca Ribeirão Isabel Ribeirão Manuel

Points and promontories	Ponta Preta (Northern Santiago) Ponta Temerosa Ponta Verde

Other geographic features	Farol de D. Maria Pia Barragem de Poilão Favela Reservoir Farol da Ponta Preta Salineiro Reservoir Saquinho Reservoir

Cape Verde Barlavento Santiago

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