Furna (Brava)
Furna | |
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Settlement | |
 Furna on the island of Brava, Cape Verde | |
  Furna | |
| Coordinates:14°53′13″N24°40′48″W/ 14.887°N 24.680°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Brava |
| Municipality | Brava |
| Civil parish | São João Baptista |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 612 |
| ID | 91102 |
Furnais a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island ofBrava,Cape Verde.It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital ofNova Sintra.At the 2010 census its population was 612.
About the village
[edit]The settlement was mentioned asFuurnoin the 1747 map byJacques-Nicolas Bellin.[2]
Furna became the most important harbour of Brava in 1843.[3]In 1982, many boats and some houses of Furna were destroyed by waves reaching a height of up to 10 meters which were caused by thetropical stormBeryl.[4]The harbour was improved in 2000.[5]There are ferry connections to São Filipe in Fogo andPraiainSantiago.
Brava has a chapel known as Nossa Senhora de Boa Viagem.[6]The new yellow school near the small church in the South of the village, which was paid by the government of Belgium, has large wall paintings motivating the children to save as much water as possible and to help keeping the island green.
Less than a kilometer northeast of Furna is the headlandPonta Jalungawith a lighthouse.[7]
Gallery
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Main Street.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"2010 Census results".Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde(in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^Jacques-Nicolas Bellin(1747)."Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde"(in French).
- ^Reitmeier, Pitt:Cabo Verde,p.415. Bielefeld 2009.
- ^Osang, Rolf:Kapverdische Inseln,p.151. Cologne 2001.
- ^Lipps, Susanne:Kapverdische Inseln,p.270. Ostfildern 2009.
- ^"Capela de Nossa Senhora de Boa Viagempublisher=Heritage of Portuguese Influence/ Património de Influência Portuguesa — HPIP".2008.Retrieved2018-01-19.
- ^Rowlett, Russ."Lighthouses of Cape Verde".The Lighthouse Directory.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
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- Furna School WebsiteArchived2020-08-03 at theWayback Machine
- Escola da Furna Website (Portuguese)Archived2016-03-03 at theWayback Machine
- The Port of Furna on portfocus.com
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