São Domingos, Cape Verde
| São Domingos | |
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| Settlement | |
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Banana plantation in São Domingos | |
  São Domingos | |
| Coordinates: 15°01′41″N 23°33′47″W / 15.028°N 23.563°WCoordinates: 15°01′41″N 23°33′47″W / 15.028°N 23.563°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santiago |
| Municipality | São Domingos |
| Civil parish | São Nicolau Tolentino |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,818 |
São Domingos is a town in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 13 km southeast of Assomada and 13 km northwest of the capital Praia and located on the Praia-Assomada Road and is also bypassed since around 2008, it connects the route with the north of the island. It is the seat of the São Domingos Municipality.
The village was founded in the mid-16th century. The village was burned to the ground by Drake and his men[2] during the Capture of Santiago in 1585, its inhabitants fled at the time.
Sporting clubs, mainly football (soccer) includes Os Garridos, the oldest and well known in the area and Andorinha. Up to 2003, they were in the Santiago Island League, after the breakup, they participated in the North Zone up to 2010, they are currently a part of the South Zone.
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Keeler, Mary Frear (1999). Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage, 1585-86 (Second Series). Hakluyt Society. ISBN 978-0904180015.
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