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Sal Rei is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 on the northwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in eastern
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 on the northwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in eastern
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. Sal Rei is the island's main urban settlement, and the seat of the Boa Vista Municipality. In 2010 its population was 5,778. The name of the settlement means "Salt King" in Portuguese. This name stems from when the island's main industry was salt production.
Sal Rei has a port on the bay with ferry routes to the islands of Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
(Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Sal ( Santa Maria) and Maio ( Cidade do Maio). A new quay was built in 2015. West of the port lies the small islet of
Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Ilhéu de Sal Rei is an uninhabited islet near the coast of Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde. It is located southwest of the island capital Sal Rei. Its area is Praia de Cabral.
The town was founded in the saltpans of Boa Vista. In 1815 and 1817, the town was sacked by pirates. Forte Duque de Bragança was built on the nearby island
History
The town was founded in the saltpans of Boa Vista. In 1815 and 1817, the town was sacked by pirates. Forte Duque de Bragança was built on the nearby island Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Ilhéu de Sal Rei is an uninhabited islet near the coast of Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde. It is located southwest of the island capital Sal Rei. Its area is Sal Rei
climate data, accessed 218-08-02
climate data, accessed 218-08-02
Notable people
*Aristides Raimundo Lima
Aristides Raimundo Lima (born August 31, 1955) is a former Cape Verdean politician and was the 4th president of the National Assembly from 2001 to 2011. in pdf
Biography
Aristides Lima was born in the island of Boa Vista. He later studied at th ...
, president of the National Assembly from 2001 to 2011. in pdf
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 () and towns (). Since 2015, there are 24 cities and 19 towns. 2000 and 2010.
Towns
The following table shows the towns (''vila ...
*Tourism in Cape Verde
Tourism in Cape Verde, a group of islands off the coast of Senegal, West Africa, started in the 1970s on the island of Sal and increased slowly in the 1980s and 1990s.
Overview
Tourism contributed US$41 million to the country's economy in th ...
References
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