Sinagoga
| Sinagoga | |
|---|---|
| Settlement | |
  Sinagoga | |
| Coordinates: 17°10′41″N 25°01′55″W / 17.178°N 25.032°WCoordinates: 17°10′41″N 25°01′55″W / 17.178°N 25.032°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santo Antão |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande |
| Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 603 |
Sinagoga is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 4 km east of Ribeira Grande and 18 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. Its name, meaning "synagogue" in Portuguese, refers to an 18th-century Jewish settlement.
Sinagoga is connected with the road linking Ribeira Grande and Pombas and since 2009 Porto Novo via Pombas. Its football (soccer) club is Clube Desportivo Sinagoga.
See also
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
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