Ribeira da Barca explained

Ribeira da Barca
Coordinates:	15.138°N -23.759°W
Key:	72144
Elev:	13

Ribeira da Barca is a town^[1] in the municipality of Santa Catarina, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 2,317. It is situated on the west coast, at the mouth of the stream Ribeira da Barca, 11 km northwest of Assomada. The settlement was mentioned as "Rivera das Baras" in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.^[2]

Notable people

• António Mascarenhas Monteiro, former president of the Republic of Cabo Verde
• Suzanna Lubrano, singer currently residing in Rotterdam in the Netherlands
• Tcheka, musician

Notes and References

1. http://ine.cv/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/statistical-yearbook-cv-2015_en.pdf Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
2. Web site: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. 1747. Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde. fr.