Bolona, Cape Verde

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Bolona
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Bolona
Coordinates: 17°00′53″N25°14′37″W / 17.0147°N 25.2435°W / 17.0147; -25.2435 Coordinates: 17°00′53″N25°14′37″W / 17.0147°N 25.2435°W / 17.0147; -25.2435
Country Cape Verde
Island Santo Antão
Municipality Porto Novo
Civil parish São João Baptista
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 112

Bolona is a settlement in the westcentral part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 112. It is situated about 19 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. At about 1,500 m elevation, it is one of the highest settlements of the island.

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