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Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, 
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol
Ponta do Sol (; ) is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of .
History
The settlement of Ponta do Sol began shortly after the discovery of t ...
and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo
, , ; ; ; also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
In 1863, following British bombardment, Porto-Novo accepted French ...
. The settlement includes the smaller villages Corvo and Forminguinhas, about 1 km west of Fontainhas proper.
See also
*List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde:
Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality), Boa Vista
* Bofarreira
* Cabeça dos Tarrafes
* Curral Velho, Cape Verde, Curral Velho - abandoned settlement
* Espingueira - Abandoned Settl ...
References
External links
{{Subdivisions of Santo Antão, Cape Verde Villages and settlements in Santo Antão, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande Municipality