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Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality

Praia Branca

Praia Branca is a town in the northwestern part of the island of , . It is part of the municipality of . Its population at the 2010 census was 521.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Covoada and Ponta do Barril.

Village
Photo: Cleopatrick, CC BY 4.0.
is a settlement in the northern part of the island of , . It is situated 7 km northwest of . is situated 5 km east of Praia Branca.

Village
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY 2.0.
is a headland in the western part of the island of , . It is about 8 km northwest of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and 5 km southwest of the nearest village Praia Branca. is situated 5 km southwest of Praia Branca.

Village
Cachaço is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of , . It is situated 3 km southwest of and 5 km west of . is situated 6 km east of Praia Branca.

Praia Branca

Latitude
16.64249° or 16° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
-24.38928° or 24° 23′ 21″ west
Elevation
524 metres (1,719 feet)
Open location code
798QJJR6+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3267442233
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3374328
Wiki­data ID
Q7237753
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Praia Branca” goes by many names.

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