Geography
Porto Novo is situated on the southeastern coast of Santo Antão, opposite the island São Vicente.
The city is divided into the following sections:
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}- Abufador
- Alto de Peixinho
- Alto de São Tomé
- Armazém
- Bairro
- Berlim
- Branquinho
- Chã de Camoca
- Chã de Galinheira
- Chã de Itália
- Chã de Matinho
- Covoada
- Lombo Branco
- Lombo de Meio
- Praia de Topo
- Ribeira Corujinho
- São Tomé
{{div col end}}Demography
| Population of the town of Porto Novo (1990–2010) | | 1990[2] | 2000[2] | 2010 |
| 4867 | 7685 | 9310 |
History
Due to the aridity of the south coast of Santo Antão, settlement began relatively late. The city was initially a fishing village called Porto dos Carvoeiros. From only 30 dispersed buildings in 1901, it started growing in the 1910s.[3]{{rp|21}} The port was inaugurated in 1962, and modernized in 2012-14.[4] Before 1962, ships had to anchor in the bay of Alto Peixinho, and goods and passengers had to be brought ashore with small boats.[3]{{rp|24}} The seat of the Porto Novo municipality created in 1962,[3]{{rp|29}} it gradually became the largest urban settlement of the island. In 2005 the town of Porto Novo became a city.[3]{{rp|40}}
Climate
Porto Novo has a desert climate. Its annual precipitation is 191 millimeters. The average annual temperature is {{convert|23.8|C|F}}.[12]
{{Weather box|width=auto|location = Porto Novo, 17 metres ASL
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 24.0
|Feb high C = 23.4
|Mar high C = 24.1
|Apr high C = 24.6
|May high C = 25.3
|Jun high C = 26.2
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 27.9
|Sep high C = 27.6
|Oct high C = 27.5
|Nov high C = 27.0
|Dec high C = 25.2
|year high C = 25.8
|Jan mean C = 22.0
|Feb mean C = 21.6
|Mar mean C = 22.0
|Apr mean C = 22.3
|May mean C = 23.0
|Jun mean C = 24.1
|Jul mean C = 25.0
|Aug mean C = 25.9
|Sep mean C = 26.0
|Oct mean C = 25.8
|Nov mean C = 25.0
|Dec mean C = 23.4
|year mean C = 23.8
|Jan low C = 20.1
|Feb low C = 19.8
|Mar low C = 19.9
|Apr low C = 20.1
|May low C = 20.8
|Jun low C = 22.1
|Jul low C = 22.7
|Aug low C = 23.9
|Sep low C = 24.4
|Oct low C = 24.2
|Nov low C = 23.0
|Dec low C = 21.6
|year low C = 21.9
|Jan rain mm = 7
|Feb rain mm = 2
|Mar rain mm = 1
|Apr rain mm = 0
|May rain mm = 0
|Jun rain mm = 0
|Jul rain mm = 4
|Aug rain mm = 28
|Sep rain mm = 86
|Oct rain mm = 31
|Nov rain mm = 17
|Dec rain mm = 15
|year precipitation mm = 191
|source 1 = [5]
|date = 05 January 2014}}Transport
Since the latest modernization in 2014, the port of Porto Novo has 3 quays, 1 container parks, 2 roll-on/roll-off ramps and a boat ramp. The total length of the quays is 268 m, and the maximum depth is 8 m.[4] In 2017 134,141 metric tonnes of cargo and 301,813 passengers were handled (2017).[6] There are 4 daily ferry connections from Porto Novo to Mindelo on São Vicente island.[7]
The national road EN1-SA01 connects Porto Novo with Ribeira Grande, passing through the mountainous interior. The EN1-SA03 leads to Pombas along the east coast. The EN1-SA04 leads west to Ponte Sul. Since the closing of Agostinho Neto Airport, located in Ponta do Sol, there is no functioning airport on the island.
See also
- List of cities in Cape Verde
References
{{Commons category|Porto Novo (Cape Verde)}}1. ^Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
2. ^1 Source: City Population, citing the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
3. ^1 2 3 Evolução histórica do concelho do Porto Novo, Andreza Costa Dias, 2006
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.enapor.cv/web/guest/porto-novo|title=Porto Novo|publisher=ENAPOR|language=pt|accessdate=6 September 2018}}
5. ^1 Climate-Data.ORG
6. ^Statistics Porto Novo, ENAPOR, December 2017
7. ^Ferry to Santo Antão
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