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Ribeira Grande Municipality

Ribeira Grande

Ribeira Grande is the largest town of the on the island of , . It has become a city in 2010. In 2010 its population was 2,564.
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  • Type: Town with 3,000 residents
  • Description: settlement in Santo Antão, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Puvuason”, “R’bera Grénd”, and “Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde”
  • Postal code: 1110

Places of Interest

Highlights include Agostinho Neto Airport and Estádio João Serra.

Aerodrome
Photo: JeLuF, CC0.
The was an airport located near the town of on the northern tip of the island of , . The airport was named after Agostinho Neto, an Angolan politician who lived on the island during his exile. is situated 3½ km northwest of Ribeira Grande.

Stadium
Photo: imke.stahlmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a multi-use stadium in . Its location is south of the urban area. It is near the foot of the island's northern mountains and is nearby a newly built urban area. is situated 3½ km northwest of Ribeira Grande.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lombo Branco and Sinagoga.

Locality
is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of , . It is situated 4 km southeast of Ribeira Grande and 17 km north of the island capital . is situated 3½ km southeast of Ribeira Grande.

Village
is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of , . It is situated on the coast, 4 kilometers east of Ribeira Grande and 18 km north-northeast of the island capital . is situated 3½ km east of Ribeira Grande.

Town
Photo: Cadouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the northernmost city on the island of and . It is situated on the coast, 4 km northwest of Ribeira Grande and 20 km north of the island capital . is situated 3½ km northwest of Ribeira Grande.

Ribeira Grande

Latitude
17.18336° or 17° 11′ 0″ north
Longitude
-25.06438° or 25° 3′ 52″ west
Population
3,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
799P5WMP+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 253679019
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3374275
Wiki­data ID
Q3122689
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wolof—“Ribeira Grande” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ريبيرا غراندي”
  • Asturian: “Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde”
  • Bengali: “রিবেইরা গ্রান্ডি, কেপ ভার্দে”
  • Catalan: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Cebuano: “Ribeira Grande (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Chinese: “大里貝拉”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔索尔”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔索爾”
  • Danish: “Ribeira Grande, Kap Verde”
  • Dutch: “Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde”
  • Dutch: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Finnish: “Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde”
  • French: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Greek: “Ριμπέιρα Γκράντε, Πράσινο Ακρωτήρι”
  • Greek: “Ριμπέιρα Γκράντε”
  • Gujarati: “રિબેરા ગ્રાન્ડે, કેપ વર્ડે”
  • Hindi: “रिबेरा ग्रांडे”
  • Indonesian: “Ribeira Grande, Tanjung Verde”
  • Italian: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Japanese: “リビエラ・グランデ”
  • Japanese: “リベイラ・グランデ”
  • Kannada: “ರಿಬೆರಾ ಗ್ರಾಂಡೆ, ಕೇಪ್ ವರ್ಡೆ”
  • Korean: “히베이라그란드”
  • Latvian: “Ribeira Grande, Kaboverde”
  • Lithuanian: “Ribeira Grandė, Žaliasis Kyšulys”
  • Malay: “Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde”
  • Marathi: “रिबेरा ग्रांडे, केप व्हर्दे”
  • Mingrelian: “რიბეირა-გრანდე (კაბო-ვერდე)”
  • Mingrelian: “რიბეირა-გრანდე”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Polish: “Ribeira Grande, Republika Zielonego Przylądka”
  • Portuguese: “Povoação”
  • Portuguese: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Portuguese: “Vila de Ribeira Grande”
  • Russian: “Рибейра-Гранди”
  • Sinhala: “රිබෙඉරා ග්‍රන්ඩේ, කේප් වර්ඩ්”
  • Spanish: “Ribeira Grande (Santo Antão)”
  • Spanish: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Swedish: “Ribeira Grande (kommunhuvudort)”
  • Swedish: “Ribeira Grande, Kap Verde”
  • Tamil: “ரிபெய்ரா கிராண்ட், கேப் வெர்டே”
  • Telugu: “రిబేరా గ్రాన్డే”
  • Thai: “รีไบรากรังดึ”
  • Turkish: “Ribeira Grande, Tỉnh Cape Verde”
  • Ukrainian: “Рібейра-Гранде”
  • Urdu: “ریبیریا گرانڈے، کیپ ورڈی”
  • Vietnamese: “Ribeira Grande, Tỉnh Cape Verde”
  • Wolof: “Ribeira Grande”

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