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Santa Maria

Santa Maria is a city in the southern part of the island municipality of , . It is located on the south coast, about 16 km south of the , and 20 km south of the island capital .
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  • Type: Town with 8,400 residents
  • Description: city in the municipality of Sal, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Santa Maria, Cape Verde”
  • Postal code: 4111
Photo: Danielåhskarlsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Praia de Santa Maria and Santa Maria salt ponds.

Beach
Photo: Lenilda Duarte, CC0.
is a beach on the south coast of the island of , . It stretches from the city center of Santa Maria in the east to the Ponta do Sinó in the southwest.

Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The salt ponds of Santa Maria are a complex of salt evaporation ponds north of the city Santa Maria in the southernmost part of the island of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murdeira.

Village
Photo: Waldir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the island of . The village is situated on the west coast, 9 km south of the island capital and 10 km north of Santa Maria. roughly midway along the island's major highway linking was originally a small settlement of mostly farmers and fishermen. is situated 9 km north of Santa Maria.

Santa Maria

Latitude
16.59869° or 16° 35′ 55″ north
Longitude
-22.90503° or 22° 54′ 18″ west
Population
8,400
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CV SAM
Open location code
798VH3XV+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 28094912
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3374218
Wiki­data ID
Q497445
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Wolof—“Santa Maria” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Santa Maria”
  • Cebuano: “Santa Maria”
  • Chinese: “圣玛丽亚”
  • Chinese: “聖瑪麗亞”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria”
  • French: “Santa Maria”
  • German: “Santa Maria”
  • Greek: “Σάντα Μαρία, Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο”
  • Greek: “Σάντα Μαρία”
  • Hebrew: “סנטה מריה”
  • Indonesian: “Santa Maria, Tanjung Verde”
  • Indonesian: “Santa Maria”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・マリア (カーボベルデ)”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・マリア”
  • Korean: “산타마리아”
  • Lithuanian: “Santa Marija”
  • Low German: “Santa Maria”
  • Mingrelian: “სანტა-მარია (კაბო-ვერდე)”
  • Mingrelian: “სანტა-მარია”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Maria, Kapp Verde”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Maria”
  • Norwegian: “Santa Maria”
  • Polish: “Santa Maria”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria”
  • Portuguese: “Vila de Santa Maria”
  • Russian: “Санта Мария, Кабо Верде”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария, Кабо Верде”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария, Кабо-Верде”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria (Cabo Verde)”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria”
  • Swahili: “Santa Maria (Kabo Verde)”
  • Swahili: “Santa Maria”
  • Swedish: “Santa Maria, Kap Verde”
  • Swedish: “Santa Maria”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Марія”
  • Wolof: “Santa Maria”

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