São Vicente Municipality

São Vicente is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the . It is located between the islands of and , with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.
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  • Type: concelho of Cape Verde with 75,600 residents
  • Description: municipality on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: Concelho de Sao Vicente”, “Concelho de São Vicente”, “Sao Vicente”, “São Vicente”, and “São Vicente, Cape Verde

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte São João.

Peak
is a low mountain in the central part of the island of , . Its elevation is 154 m. It is situated 3 km southwest of the city centre of . is situated 3½ km north of São Vicente Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mindelo and Ribeira da Vinha.

is on the island of . is the cultural capital of Cape Verde. You'll hear traditional music commonly played in bars and restaurants around town.

Neighborhood
is a village in the central part of the island of , . It is situated in the plain southwest of the island capital , approximately 3 km from the city centre.

Suburb
is a village in the central part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 611. It is situated in the valley of the stream , south of the island capital , 3.5 km from the city centre. is situated 3½ km northeast of São Vicente Municipality.

São Vicente Municipality

Latitude
16.8333° or 16° 50′ north
Longitude
-25° or 25° west
Population
75,600
Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CV VXE
Open location code
798QR2M2+82
Geo­Names ID
3374198
Wiki­data ID
Q648842
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“São Vicente Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ساو فيسنتي
  • Armenian: Սենթ Վինսենթ
  • Asturian: São Vicente
  • Belarusian: Сан-Вісенты
  • Belarusian: Сан-Вісэнці
  • Bengali: সাঁও ভিন্সেন্ট
  • Breton: São Vicente
  • Catalan: São Vicente
  • Cebuano: Concelho de São Vicente
  • Chinese: 圣维森特县
  • Chinese: 聖維森特縣
  • Danish: São Vicente
  • Dutch: São Vicente
  • Finnish: São Vicente
  • French: São Vicente
  • Galician: São Vicente
  • German: São Vicente
  • Greek: Δήμος Σάο Βισέντε
  • Gujarati: સાઓ વિસેન્ટે
  • Hebrew: סאו וינסטה (כף ורדה)
  • Hebrew: סאו ויסנטה
  • Hindi: साओ विसेंटे
  • Indonesian: São Vicente
  • Italian: contea di São Vicente
  • Italian: Contea di São Vicente
  • Japanese: サン・ヴィセンテ基礎自治体
  • Japanese: サン・ヴィセンテ市
  • Japanese: サン・ビセンテ
  • Kannada: ಸಾವೊ ವಿಸೆಂಟೆ
  • Korean: 상비센트시
  • Latvian: Sanvinsenti
  • Lithuanian: San Visentės savivaldybė
  • Malay: Sao Vicente
  • Marathi: साओ विसेंटे
  • Norwegian Bokmål: São Vicente
  • Polish: São Vicente
  • Portuguese: Concelho de São Vicente
  • Portuguese: Município de São Vicente
  • Portuguese: São Vicente
  • Russian: Сан-Висенти
  • Sinhala: සාඕ විසෙන්ටේ
  • Slovenian: São Vicente
  • Spanish: São Vicente (Cabo Verde)
  • Spanish: São Vicente
  • Swedish: São Vicente kommun, Kap Verde
  • Swedish: São Vicente
  • Tamil: ஸோ விசேன்ட்
  • Telugu: సావో విసెంటి
  • Thai: เขตเซา วิเซนเต
  • Turkish: Sao Vicente
  • Ukrainian: Сан-Вісенті
  • Urdu: سآو ویسینتے، کیپ ورڈی
  • Urdu: ساؤ ویکینتی
  • Vietnamese: Sao Vicente

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