São Nicolau
São Nicolau is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santa Luzia and Sal. Its population is 12,424, with an area of 343 km2. The main towns are Ribeira Brava and Tarrafal de São Nicolau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island of Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Ilha de Sao Nicolau”, “São Nicolau Island”, and “São Nicolau, Cape Verde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Preguiça Airport and Monte Bissau.
Preguiça Airport
Aerodrome
São Nicolau Airport is the domestic airport of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is located 3 km north of the village Preguiça and about 3 km south of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The runway is 1,400 meters long and is categorized 3C. Preguiça Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of São Nicolau.
Monte Bissau
Peak
Monte Bissau is a mountain in the central part of the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. It is situated 3 km southwest of Belém and 6 km east of the island capital Ribeira Brava. Its elevation is 615 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ribeira Brava and Belém.
Ribeira Brava
Town
Ribeira Brava is a city on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is the seat of the Ribeira Brava Municipality. Its population was 1,936 at the 2010 census. Ribeira Brava is situated 4 km west of São Nicolau.
Belém
Village
Belém is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 9 km east of Ribeira Brava. Belém is situated 4½ km northeast of São Nicolau.
Caleijão
Village
Caleijão is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km southwest of Ribeira Brava. Writer Baltasar Lopes da Silva was born in the village. Part of his novel Chiquinho is set in Caleijão. Caleijão is situated 5 km west of São Nicolau.
São Nicolau
- Category: landform
- Location: Ribeira Brava Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wolof—“São Nicolau” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “illa de São Nicolau”
- Asturian: “São Nicolau”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Сан-Нікалау”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Сан-Нікалаў”
- Belarusian: “Сан-Нікалау”
- Belarusian: “Сан-Нікалаў”
- Breton: “Enez São Nicolau”
- Breton: “São Nicolau”
- Catalan: “illa de São Nicolau”
- Catalan: “Illa de São Nicolau”
- Catalan: “São Nicolau”
- Cebuano: “Ilha de São Nicolau”
- Chinese: “圣尼古劳岛”
- Chinese: “聖尼古勞島”
- Czech: “São Nicolau”
- Danish: “Sao Nicolau”
- Danish: “São Nicolau”
- Dutch: “São Nicolau”
- Estonian: “São Nicolau”
- Finnish: “Sao Nicolau”
- Finnish: “São Nicolau”
- French: “Sao Nicolau”
- French: “São Nicolau”
- German: “Sao Nicolau”
- German: “São Nicolau”
- Greek: “Νησί Σάο Νικολάου”
- Greek: “Σάο Νικολάου”
- Hebrew: “סאו ניקולאו”
- Hungarian: “São Nicolau-sziget”
- Indonesian: “São Nicolau, Tanjung Verde”
- Italian: “Contea di Sao Nicolau”
- Italian: “Contea di São Nicolau”
- Italian: “Ilha de S.Nicolau”
- Italian: “São Nicolau”
- Japanese: “São Nicolau”
- Japanese: “サン・ニコラウ島”
- Kabuverdianu: “San Nikulau”
- Kabuverdianu: “Saniklau”
- Korean: “상니콜라우섬”
- Lithuanian: “San Nikolau sala”
- Lithuanian: “Šv. Mykolo sala”
- Low German: “São Nicolau”
- Northern Frisian: “São Nicolau (Kapwerden)”
- Northern Frisian: “São Nicolau”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sao Nicolau”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “São Nicolau”
- Norwegian: “São Nicolau”
- Persian: “سائو نیکولاو، دماغه سبز”
- Persian: “سائو نیکولاو، کیپ ورد”
- Polish: “Sao Nicolau”
- Polish: “São Nicolau”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de São Nicolau”
- Portuguese: “S. Nicolau”
- Portuguese: “São Nicolau”
- Russian: “Сан-Николау”
- Slovenian: “Sao Nicolau”
- Slovenian: “São Nicolau”
- Spanish: “Isla de São Nicolau”
- Spanish: “Sao Nicolau”
- Spanish: “São Nicolau”
- Swahili: “São Nicolau (Cabo Verde)”
- Swahili: “São Nicolau”
- Swedish: “Sao Nicolau”
- Swedish: “São Nicolau”
- Urdu: “سآو نیکولاو، کیپ ورڈی”
- Wolof: “São Nicolau”
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