Furna (Brava)
| Furna | |
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| Settlement | |
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Coast Road with a view to the church. | |
  Furna | |
| Coordinates: 14°53′13″N 24°40′48″W / 14.887°N 24.680°WCoordinates: 14°53′13″N 24°40′48″W / 14.887°N 24.680°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Brava |
| Municipality | Brava |
| Civil parish | São João Baptista |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 612 |
Furna is a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital of Vila Nova Sintra. Its 2010 census population was 612.
Furna became the most important harbour of Brava in 1843.[2] In 1982, many boats and some houses of Furna were destroyed by waves reaching a height of up to 10 meters which were caused by the tropical storm Beryl.[3] The harbour was improved in 2000.[4] The Port of Brava serves with a new ferry boat named the Kriola that connects the ports of São Filipe in Fogo and Praia in Praia[5]
North of Furna is Ponta Jalunga, a promontory where it also has a lighthouse, one of three on the island.
The new yellow school near the small church in the South of the village, which was paid by the government of Belgium, has large wall paintings motivating the children to save as much water as possible and to help keeping the island green.
The football (soccer) club Juventude is based in Furna and plays in the Brava Island League, the club was founded by youth people in 2010 and is the island's newest club.
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Reitmeier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.415. Bielefeld 2009.
- ↑ Osang, Rolf: Kapverdische Inseln, p.151. Cologne 2001.
- ↑ Lipps, Susanne: Kapverdische Inseln, p.270. Ostfildern 2009.
- ↑ "Brava recebe Kriola com entusiasmo (com fotos actualizadas)". A Semana (in Portuguese). 10 January 2011.
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