Salamansa

Settlement in São Vicente, Cape Verde

16°54′07″N 24°56′38″W / 16.902°N 24.944°W / 16.902; -24.944CountryCape VerdeIsland São Vicente Municipality São Vicente Civil parish Nossa Senhora da LuzPopulation

(2010)^[1]

• Total1,179Postal code

2110

ID21106

Salamansa is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. It is situated on the north coast, approximately 5 km northeast of the city centre of Mindelo. In 2010 its population was 1,179. Salamansa is a fishing village with a long sandy beach.^[2]

In popular culture

Cais-do-Sodré té Salamansa, a collection of short stories by Orlanda Amarílis published in 1974^[3]
Salamansa, a song by Cesária Évora from the album Distino di Belita (1990)
Areia de Salamansa, a song by Cesária Évora from the album Cesária (1995)
Pic Nic na Salamansa, a song by Cesária Évora from the album São Vicente di Longe (2001)

References

^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
^ Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 28, 41
^ Obituary Orlanda Amarílis