Porto Novo Port’ Nov’
Porto Novo seen from the sea
Porto Novo Location in Cape Verde
Coordinates: 17°01′15″N 25°04′00″W / 17.02083°N 25.0666667°W / 17.02083; -25.0666667Coordinates: 17°01′15″N 25°04′00″W / 17.02083°N 25.0666667°W / 17.02083; -25.0666667
Country	Cape Verde
Municipality	Porto Novo (seat)
Population (2005)
- Total	8,450

Porto Novo is the city that constitutes the seat of the Porto Novo municipality, in the island of Santo Antão, in Cape Verde. Porto Novo is linked with roads linking to Pombas and Ribeira Grande and also to Topo da Coroa and the island's west coast and a small road to Tarrafal de Monte Trigo.

Porto Novo harbour, and behind, the island of São Vicente.

The city was once called Carvoeiros, and it gradually became the largest urban settlement of the island, and has the main harbor of the island for commercial exchanges.

[edit] Demography

According to 2005 data, the city had 8,450 inhabitants.

[edit] Other

Porto Novo has a few schools or collegiates (colégio), a few lyceums (middle schools), a gymnasium (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office and squares (praças).

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