Salamansa
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Area around Salamansa. Santo Antão Island in background. | |
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| Coordinates: 16°54′07″N 24°56′38″W / 16.902°N 24.944°WCoordinates: 16°54′07″N 24°56′38″W / 16.902°N 24.944°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | São Vicente |
| Municipality | São Vicente |
| Civil parish | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,179 |
Salamansa is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. It is situated on the north coast, approximately 3 km northeast of the island capital Mindelo. It is situated by Baía da Salamansa (Salamansa Bay) in which the village is named after along with its nearest point and the beach. It is linked by a small road 1 km in length connecting the Mindelo-Baía das Gatas Road, it is on the northwesternmost part. Its 2010 population was 1,179.
The population was around 500 in the late 20th century and reached over 1,000 in the late 2000s.
Sports
Salamansa has a low-level beginner football (soccer) club that is named after the town, the club competes in the São Vicente Island League.
In popular culture
Cais-do-Sodré té Salamansa is a short story book by Orlanda Amarílis published in 1994 and is about some Cape Verdean emigrants, the story title is about the town and the seventh story finished with Antonia singing a Creole song about its beach.[2]
Salamansa was featured in the song titled about the village sung by Cesária Évora, it was the fifth single of the album Distino di Belita or Nova Sintra (1990).
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Amarílis, Orlanda. “Salamansa.” Cais-do-Sodré té Salamansa. Lisboa: ALAC, 1991. 77-82
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