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Brava Municipality

Nova Sintra

Nova Sintra is a city in the central part of the island of in southwestern . It serves as the seat of the . The settlement is named after , the summer residence of the Portuguese kings.
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  • Type: Town with 2,230 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Vila de Nova Cintra” and “Vila Nova Cinteus”
  • Postal code: 9110

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brava and Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira.

Island
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is an in , and is part of the Sotavento group, in the central Atlantic Ocean. At 62.5 km2, it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest.

Pitch
Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a multi-use stadium in Nova Sintra on the island of . As the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cova Rodela and Mato Grande.

Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the middle of the island of , . The village is situated in the mountains, 1 km west of the island capital Nova Sintra.

Village
is a settlement in the island of , . It is situated in the mountains, 1 km southeast of the island capital Nova Sintra.

Hamlet
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the northeastern part of the island of , . It is situated at 350 m elevation, close to the Atlantic coast.

Nova Sintra

Latitude
14.87107° or 14° 52′ 16″ north
Longitude
-24.69565° or 24° 41′ 44″ west
Population
2,230
Elevation
496 metres (1,627 feet)
Open location code
796QV8C3+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1207428485
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3374117
Wiki­data ID
Q493634
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Wolof—“Nova Sintra” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Nova Sintra”
  • Cebuano: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Chinese: “新辛特拉”
  • Dutch: “Nova Sintra”
  • French: “Nova Sintra”
  • German: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Italian: “Nova Sintra”
  • Japanese: “ノーヴァ・シントラ”
  • Korean: “노바신트라”
  • Lithuanian: “Nova Sintra”
  • Low German: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Norwegian: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Persian: “نوا سینترا”
  • Polish: “Nova Sintra”
  • Portuguese: “Nova Sintra”
  • Portuguese: “Vila de Nova Sintra”
  • Portuguese: “Vila de São João Batista”
  • Portuguese: “Vila nova sintra”
  • Portuguese: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Romanian: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Spanish: “Nova Sintra”
  • Swedish: “Vila Nova Sintra”
  • Ukrainian: “Віла Нова Сінтра”
  • Ukrainian: “Нова Сінтра”
  • Ukrainian: “Нова-Сінтра”
  • Wolof: “Nova Sintra”

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