Carriçal

Carriçal
Settlement
Carriçal is located in Cape Verde
Carriçal
Coordinates: 16°33′14″N 24°04′52″W / 16.554°N 24.081°W / 16.554; -24.081
CountryCape Verde
IslandSão Nicolau
MunicipalityRibeira Brava
Civil parishNossa Senhora do Rosário
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
190
ID31208

Carriçal is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 8 km southeast of Juncalinho and 24 km east of Ribeira Brava. It is the easternmost settlement on the island. Some 8 km east is the island's easternmost point, Ponta Leste. The place was mentioned as Currissal in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).