Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a city in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. With a population of 3,733, it is the most populous settlement of the island. It is the seat of the Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality, and the main port of the island. It is situated on the west coast, 9 km southwest of Ribeira Brava.
Ribeira Brava is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 65% of the island area, and is home to 59% of its population. Its seat is the city Ribeira Brava.
Nossa Senhora da Lapa is a freguesia of Cape Verde. It covers the smaller northwestern part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava, on the island of São Nicolau.
Belém is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 9 km east of Ribeira Brava.
Cabeçalinho is a settlement in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 155. It is situated 3 km southwest of Ribeira Brava and 6 km northeast of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. To its northwest is Monte Gordo.
Cachaço is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 3 km southwest of Fajã de Baixo and 5 km west of Ribeira Brava. It lies on the national road from Tarrafal de São Nicolau to Ribeira Brava (EN1-SN01). Cachaço lies at about 700 m elevation, at the northeastern foot of Monte Gordo, and partly within the Monte Gordo Natural Park. Several rivers have their source near Cachaço, including the north-flowing Ribeira Grande and the east-flowing Ribeira Brava.
Caleijão is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km southwest of Ribeira Brava. Writer Baltasar Lopes da Silva was born in the village. Part of his novel Chiquinho is set in Caleijão.
Nossa Senhora do Rosário is a freguesia of Cape Verde. It covers the larger eastern part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava, on the island of São Nicolau.
Carriçal is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 8 km southeast of Juncalinho and 24 km east of Ribeira Brava. It is the easternmost settlement on the island. Some 8 km east is the island's easternmost point, Ponta Leste. The place was mentioned as Currissal in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
Carvoeiros is a settlement in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the north coast, 2 km east of Queimadas and 4 km north of Ribeira Brava.
Covoada is a settlement in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 7 km northwest of Ribeira Brava.
Estância de Brás is a settlement in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated near the north coast, 2 km north of Fajã de Baixo and 6 km northwest of Ribeira Brava.
Hortelã is a settlement in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 181. It is situated at the southern foot of Monte Gordo, 5 km north of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and 6 km west of Ribeira Brava.
Morro Brás is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the north coast, 11 km east of Ribeira Brava.
Preguiça is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 6 km south of Ribeira Brava. It served as the port of Ribeira Brava, after the older Porto de Lapa, 6 km to the northeast, had been abandoned in 1653 due to pirate attacks. The settlement was mentioned as Paraghisi in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. In 1820 the Forte do Príncipe Real, now ruined, was built to protect the port. Preguiça's port consists of a stone quay and a short mole. Preguiça Airport is located 3 km north of the village.
Queimadas is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 3 km northwest of Ribeira Brava. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava and the parish of Nossa Senhora da Lapa.
Ribeira Funda is a settlement in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the north coast, 2 km northwest of Estância de Brás and 8 km northwest of Ribeira Brava.
Cape Verde was a colony of the Portuguese Empire from the initial settlement of the Cape Verde Islands in 1462 until the independence of Cape Verde in 1975.
