Ribeira Grande Municipality

Ribeira Grande is a concelho of . Situated in the northern part of the island of , it covers one fifth of the island area, and is home to nearly half of its population. Its seat is the city .
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  • Type: concelho of Cape Verde with 19,200 residents
  • Description: municipality on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: Ribeira Grande” and “Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corda.

Residential area
is a settlement in the island of , . It is part of the municipality Ribeira Grande. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island at about 1,000 meters elevation, 13 km north of the island capital .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lombo Santa and Coculi.

Village
is a settlement in the northern part of the island of , . It is situated in the upper valley of the river , 10 km southwest of the town and 16 km northwest of the island capital .

Town
is a town in the northern part of the island of , . It is situated on the river , 4 km southwest of the town and 17 km north of the island capital . is situated 4 km northeast of Ribeira Grande Municipality.

Locality
is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of , . In 2010, its population was 591. It is part of the municipality of .

Ribeira Grande Municipality

Latitude
17.1333° or 17° 8′ north
Longitude
-25.1167° or 25° 7′ west
Population
19,200
Elevation
615 metres (2,018 feet)
Open location code
799P4VMM+88
Geo­Names ID
3374274
Wiki­data ID
Q1355642
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ribeira Grande Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ريبيرا غراندي
  • Asturian: Ribeira Grande
  • Bengali: রবিরা গ্র্যান্ডে
  • Breton: Ribeira Grande
  • Catalan: Ribeira Grande
  • Cebuano: Concelho da Ribeira Grande
  • Chinese: 大里貝拉縣
  • Chinese: 大里贝拉县
  • Danish: Ribeira Grande
  • Dutch: Ribeira Grande
  • Finnish: Ribeira Grande
  • French: Ribeira Grande
  • French: Riberia Grande
  • Galician: Ribeira Grande
  • German: CV-RG
  • German: Ribeira Grande
  • Greek: Δήμος Ριμπέιρα Γκράντε
  • Gujarati: રિબેરા ગ્રાન્ડે
  • Hindi: रिबेरा ग्रांडे
  • Indonesian: Ribeira Grande, Tanjung Verde
  • Indonesian: Ribeira Grande
  • Italian: contea di Ribeira Grande
  • Italian: Contea di Ribeira Grande
  • Japanese: リビエラ・グランデ基礎自治体
  • Japanese: リベイラ・グランデ
  • Kannada: ರಿಬೇರಿ ಗ್ರಾಂಡೆ
  • Korean: 히베이라그란드시
  • Latvian: Ribeiragrandi
  • Lithuanian: Ribeira Grandė
  • Lithuanian: Ribeira Grandės savivaldybė
  • Malay: Ribeira Grande
  • Marathi: रिबेरा ग्रांडे
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ribeira Grande
  • Norwegian: Ribeira Grande
  • Persian: شهرداری ریبیرا گرانده
  • Polish: Ribeira Grande
  • Portuguese: Cidade Velha
  • Portuguese: Concelho da Ribeira Grande
  • Portuguese: Município da Ribeira Grande
  • Portuguese: Povoação Velha
  • Portuguese: Povoação
  • Portuguese: Ribeira Grande
  • Romanian: Ribeira Grande
  • Russian: Рибейра-Гранде
  • Sinhala: රිබෙයිරා ග්‍රන්ඩේ
  • Spanish: Ribeira Grande
  • Swedish: Ribeira Grande
  • Tamil: ரிபெய்ரா கிராண்டே
  • Telugu: రివియేరా గ్రాండ్
  • Thai: จังหวัดเบเนเวนโต
  • Turkish: Riberie GRande
  • Ukrainian: Рібейра-Гранде
  • Urdu: ریبئیرا گراندے، کیپ ورڈی
  • Urdu: ریبییرا جراندی
  • Vietnamese: Ribeira Grande

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