Preguiça | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 16°33′43″N 24°16′52″W / 16.562°N 24.281°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | São Nicolau |
Municipality | Ribeira Brava |
Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
Population (2010)
[1] | |
• Total | 567 |
ID | 31224 |
Preguiça is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 6 km south of Ribeira Brava. It served as the port of Ribeira Brava, after the older Porto de Lapa, 6 km to the northeast, had been abandoned in 1653 due to pirate attacks. [2] The settlement was mentioned as Paraghisi in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. [3] In 1820 the Forte do Príncipe Real, now ruined, was built to protect the port. [4] Preguiça's port consists of a stone quay and a short mole. [5] Preguiça Airport is located 3 km north of the village.
Preguiça | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 16°33′43″N 24°16′52″W / 16.562°N 24.281°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | São Nicolau |
Municipality | Ribeira Brava |
Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
Population (2010)
[1] | |
• Total | 567 |
ID | 31224 |
Preguiça is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 6 km south of Ribeira Brava. It served as the port of Ribeira Brava, after the older Porto de Lapa, 6 km to the northeast, had been abandoned in 1653 due to pirate attacks. [2] The settlement was mentioned as Paraghisi in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. [3] In 1820 the Forte do Príncipe Real, now ruined, was built to protect the port. [4] Preguiça's port consists of a stone quay and a short mole. [5] Preguiça Airport is located 3 km north of the village.