Palmeira, Cape Verde

Palmeira
Settlement
Palmeira
Coordinates: 16°45′29″N 22°58′55″W / 16.758°N 22.982°WCoordinates: 16°45′29″N 22°58′55″W / 16.758°N 22.982°W
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Sal
Municipality	Sal
Civil parish	Nossa Senhora das Dores
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	1,420

Palmeira (Cape Verde Creole: Palméra) is a village in the northwestern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. Its 2010 population was 1,420, doubled in more than a decade from around 700. The village is situated on the west coast, about 4 km west of the island capital Espargos. Palmeira is home to the main port of the island of Sal which serves ferry services with the islands of São Nicolau and Boa Vista which connects to further islands of São Vicente and Santiago.

The Port of Palmeira, one of three of the island's ports

The village was founded in around 1949 when Espargos was founded, its first inhabitants mainly came from the island of São Nicolau. Its building archtecture are modern and most of them were built in the last century. Its streets in the older part are grid pattern. It also has a industrial area in the northwest and the island's oil refinery supplying both the city and the airport, further northwest, a few windmills were installed in the late 2000s and provides some energy to the island and all electricity consumption on the island are renewable. In the late 2000s, the port underwent a small expansion.

The club GD Palmeira is no relation to the place but of the palm trees, it is based in the town of Santa Maria.

The village has some churches including the chapel of Saint Joseph (São José) and a Nazarene church.

References

1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.