Lem Ferreira

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Lem Ferreira
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Early morning view of Lem Ferreira from the Platô
Coordinates: 14°55′17″N23°30′06″W / 14.9215°N 23.5016°W / 14.9215; -23.5016 Coordinates: 14°55′17″N23°30′06″W / 14.9215°N 23.5016°W / 14.9215; -23.5016
Country Cape Verde
Island Santiago Island
City Praia
Population (2010) 1,456
Postal code7600
Website www.cmpraia.cv

Lem Ferreira is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,456 at the 2010 census. [1] It is situated directly east of the city centre (Platô), on the east bank of Ribeira da Trindade. Bordering neighborhoods include Agua Funda to the northeast, Achada Grande Frente to the east and the south and Platô and Praia Negra to the west.

Praia City in Santiago

Praia, is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation's four international airports. The city centre is known as Plateau due to its location on a small plateau.

Santiago, Cape Verde largest island of Cape Verde

Santiago is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio and Fogo. It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia.

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Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

Colorful houses of Lem Ferreira west of Achada Grande Praia-Maisons colorees de Achada Grande.jpg
Colorful houses of Lem Ferreira west of Achada Grande
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View of Lem Ferreira from Platô

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