Belém, Santiago

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Belém
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Belém
Coordinates: 14°59′52″N23°39′22″W / 14.9977°N 23.656°W / 14.9977; -23.656 Coordinates: 14°59′52″N23°39′22″W / 14.9977°N 23.656°W / 14.9977; -23.656
Country Cape Verde
Island Santiago
Municipality Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Civil parish São João Baptista
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 382

Belém (Portuguese for Bethlehem) is a settlement in the southwest of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago. It is 2 km west of Santana, 6 km north of Porto Gouveia and 11 km northwest of the municipal seat Cidade Velha. In 2010 its population was 382. [1]

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