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Rabil, Cape Verde
Rabil is a townCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , p. 32-33 on the island of Boa Vista, . It was the island's former capital. Rabil is the island's second largest town, located southeast of the island capital of |
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German language, German word , the Dutch language, Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic language, Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh language, Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto Nacional De Estatística (Cape Verde)
The Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Portuguese for the ''National Statistics Institute'', abbreviated as INE) is the public statistics institute of Cape Verde. Its current president is Osvaldo Rui Monteiro dos Reis Borges. The population censuses are held every first year of a decade; the most recent was in 2010. Its main office is on 18 Rua da Caixa Económica in the capital city of Praia. History Until 1975, under Portuguese rule, statistics were done by the Provincial Statistics Bureau (''Repartição Provincial de Estatística''), part of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística of Portugal. When Cape Verde became independent, the ''Serviço Nacional de Estatística'' (SNE, Portuguese for the National Statistics Service) was established, part of the Ministry of Economy. Its first president was Edgard Chrysostome Pinto. At the end of 1985, the Directorate-General of Statistics was created. In 1996, the new law of the National Statistics System was approved, and the ''Istituto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Boa Vista ( Portuguese for "good view"), also written as Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At , it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago. The island of Boa Vista is closer to the African continent than all the other islands in Cape Verde, being the easternmost island of all. The distance between Boa Vista and Senegal is only 450 km. The capital of Boa Vista, Sal Rei, is located in the north-western part of the island. Boa Vista is mainly known for its beaches, turtles and traditional music. Geography Boa Vista is the third largest island after Santo Antão and Santiago, with an area of 631.1 square kilometres. It is situated south of Sal and north of Maio. The island is generally flat, but it has numerous hills like Monte Estância (the highest point of the island at 387 m), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = José Maria Neves , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Ulisses Correia e Silva , legislature = National Assembly , area_rank = 166th , area_km2 = 4033 , area_sq_mi = 1,557 , percent_water = negligible , population_census = 561,901 , population_census_rank = 172nd , population_census_year = 2021 , population_density_km2 = 123.7 , population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 , population_density_rank = 89th , GDP_PPP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal Rei, Cape Verde
Sal Rei is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , p. 32-33 on the northwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in eastern . Sal Rei is the island's main urban settlement, and the seat of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristides Pereira International Airport
Aristides Pereira International Airport ( Portuguese ''Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira'') is an airport in Cape Verde located on the island of Boa Vista, about 5 km southeast of the island capital Sal Rei. It is the third-busiest airport in the country. History The conversion of the existing airport of Rabil into an international airport started in 2005, and was completed in 2007. The runway was extended from 1,200 to 2,100 metres length and from 30 to 45 metres width. The project cost 21 million euros. The airport was officially opened on 31 October 2007. The airport was originally named Rabil Airport, but on 19 November 2011 it was renamed as a tribute to the first president of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira. Airlines and destinations Statistics See also *List of buildings and structures in Cape Verde This article is a list of buildings and structures in Cape Verde ordered by city or island: Boa Vista * Nossa Senhora da Conceição church in Povoaçã ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabil Cape Verde
Rabil is a townCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , p. 32-33 on the island of Boa Vista, . It was the island's former capital. Rabil is the island's second largest town, located southeast of the island capital of |
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Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Located on the southern coast of , within the group, the city is the seat of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Do Rabil
Ribeira do Rabil is a seasonal stream in the central and western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is 27 km long, and its basin area is . , p. 22 Its source is in the southeastern part of the island, north of the island's highest point Monte Estância. It flows generally northwest, passes east of the town |
Ribeira Do Rabil Important Bird Area
The Lagoa do Rabil (Rabil lagoon) is a wetland site in the Cape Verde archipelago, on the island of Boa Vista. It has been recognised as a wetland of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention since 2005. The site lies at the mouth of the seasonally flowing Ribeira do Rabil, near the town of Rabil on the west coast of Boa Vista. The site comprises the river mouth, the associated lagoon, the surrounding dunes system and its vegetation dominated by ''Tamarix'', ''Cyperus'', ''Zygophyllum'' and ''Euphorbia'' species. The site supports a population of Iago sparrows and several species of waders, including Eurasian spoonbill. The endemic lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia al ...s '' Hemidactylus bouvieri'' and '' Chioninia stangeri'' are present. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Da Chave
Praia de Chaves (also: ''Praia da Chave'') is a beach in the western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde, close to the town Rabil. It is about 5 km long. At the northern part of the beach, close to Rabil, tourist resorts have been developed. The southern part is included in the Morro de Areia Nature Reserve.Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 See also * * |
List Of Cities And Towns In Cape Verde
This is a list of cities and towns in Cape Verde. In Cape Verde, there are two types of urban settlements: cities ( pt, cidades) and towns ( pt, vilas). Since 2015, there are 24 cities and 19 towns. 2000 and 2010. Towns The following table shows the towns (''vilas'') of Cape Verde, with population data from 2010. See also * List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde References External links Instituto Nacional de Estatistica de Cabo VerdeWorld Gazetteer – Population of the towns and cities in Cape Verde {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Cities And Towns In Cape Verde Cape Verde, List of cities in Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ... Cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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