Sinagoga

Settlement in Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Sinagoga

Settlement

Sinagoga

Coordinates: 17°10′41″N 25°01′55″W﻿ / ﻿17.178°N 25.032°W﻿ / 17.178; -25.032
Country| Cape Verde
Island| Santo Antão
Municipality| Ribeira Grande
Civil parish| Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Elevation

| 16 m (52 ft)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total

| 603
ID| 11106

Sinagoga is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 4 kilometers east of Ribeira Grande and 18 km north-northeast of the island capital Porto Novo. It is situated on the national road connecting Ribeira Grande and Pombas (EN1-SA02).

Its name means "synagogue" in Portuguese. The village was founded by Jewish Miguelist immigrants from the Azores who came to Santa Antao in aftermath of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.[2] Surnames of Jewish origin can still be found in the area.[3]

## Climate

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Sinagoga has a hot desert climate. The annual rainfall is 291 millimeters. The average annual temperature is 23.4 °C (74.1 °F).[4]

Climate data for Sinagoga, 0 metres ASL

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 23.6
(74.5)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 24.9
(76.8)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 27.6
(81.7)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 25.3
(77.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 21.4
(70.5)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 23.6
(74.5)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 25.8
(78.4)  | 25.5
(77.9)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 23.4
(74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 19.5
(67.1)  | 19.8
(67.6)  | 20.6
(69.1)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 21.0
(69.8)  | 21.5
(70.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 14
(0.6)  | 5
(0.2)  | 1
(0.0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 11
(0.4)  | 44
(1.7)  | 128
(5.0)  | 44
(1.7)  | 26
(1.0)  | 18
(0.7)  | 291
(11.3)
Source: [4]

## See also

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* List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde

## References

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1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
2. ^ Brooks, George E. (2006). "Cabo Verde: Gulag of the South Atlantic: Racism, Fishing Prohibitions, and Famines". History in Africa. 33: 131. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
3. ^ Aldeia de Sinagoga em Santo Antão, Isa Lima Fernandes, 2005, p. 20-21
4. ^ a b Climate-Data.ORG

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Subdivisions of the island of Santo Antão

Paul|

| Santo António das Pombas|

* Cabo da Ribeira
* Eito
* Figueiral
* Janela
* Pico da Cruz
* Pombas

|

Porto Novo|

| Santo André|

* Alto Mira
* Monte Trigo
* Ribeira da Cruz

|

São João Baptista|

* Bolona
* Lagoa
* Lajedo
* Lombo de Figueira
* Morro Vento
* Porto Novo
* Tarrafal de Monte Trigo

Ribeira Grande|

| Nossa Senhora do Livramento|

* Fontainhas
* Ponta do Sol

|

Nossa Senhora do Rosário|

* Lombo Branco
* Ribeira Grande
* Sinagoga
* Xoxo

Santo Crucifixo|

* Chã de Pedras
* Coculi
* Corda
* Lombo Santa

São Pedro Apóstolo|

* Chã de Igreja
* Figueiras
* Garça de Cima
* Ribeira Alta

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