Mindelo City Center | |
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Neighborhood | |
 Nossa Senhora da Luz church | |
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| Coordinates: 16°53′13″N 24°59′17″W / 16.887°N 24.988°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | São Vicente Island |
| City | Mindelo |
| Population (2010) | 1,553 |
| Website | www.cmsv.cv |
The City center of Mindelo or Morada (Portuguese: Centro do Mindelo) is the historic center of the Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,553 at the 2010 census.[1] It is the place where the island's first settlement was founded in 1793.[2]: 34 Many public buildings are situated in the city centre. It lies along the Porto Grande Bay. Adjacent neighbourhoods include Fortinho to the northwest, Alto Miramar to the northeast, Fonte Cônego to the east and Ribeira Bote to the southeast.
- ^ "2010 Census results São Vicente". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade, Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016