Lagoa, Porto Novo

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Lagoa, Porto Novo
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Coordinates: 17°04′52″N25°08′46″W / 17.081°N 25.146°W / 17.081; -25.146 Coordinates: 17°04′52″N25°08′46″W / 17.081°N 25.146°W / 17.081; -25.146
Country Cape Verde
Island Santo Antão
Municipality Porto Novo
Civil parish São João Baptista
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 358

Lagoa is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 358. It is situated at about 1,200 m elevation on the eastern plateau of Santo Antão, 11 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. The Moroços Natural Park lies about 3 km west of Lagoa.

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