Queimada Quemada
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Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... :	São Nicolau
Municipality:	Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of São Nicolau of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*Nossa Senhora da Lapa*Nossa Senhora do Rosário-Settlements:*Agua das Patas*Belém*Cabeçalinho*Cachaço...
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	16.633 (16° 38') N 24.31667 (24° 19') W
Distance from the island capital:	around 5 km south of Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of São Nicolau of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*Nossa Senhora da Lapa*Nossa Senhora do Rosário-Settlements:*Agua das Patas*Belém*Cabeçalinho*Cachaço...
Population: (2001) - Percent of the island

Queimada (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC

ALUPEC

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...

 or ALUPEK: Kemada, São Vicente Crioulo

São Vicente Crioulo language

São Vicente Creole is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the São Vicente Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Barlavento Creoles branch. This form of the Cape Verdean Creole has about 80,000 to 100,000 speakers primarily in the São Vicente island, but also in a...

: Quemada or Queimada) is village in the northwestcentral part of the island of São Nicolau. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava

Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde

Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of São Nicolau of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*Nossa Senhora da Lapa*Nossa Senhora do Rosário-Settlements:*Agua das Patas*Belém*Cabeçalinho*Cachaço...

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Geography

Queimada features farmlands in the valley areas and rarely in its slopes. The mountains covers the area and are mainly grasslands with a few trees.

Information

Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and some houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. The area is in the island's low class. A part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications, appliances and street lights are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

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• Coordinates: 16°38′0"N 24°19′0"W

See also

• List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde