Ponta Preta
Ponta Preta is a headland located in the southwest of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. It is 1 km southeast of the town Porto Inglês.Places of Interest
Highlights include Estádio Municipal 20 de Janeiro and Maio Airport.
Estádio Municipal 20 de Janeiro
Stadium
Estádio Municipal 20 de Janeiro is a multi-use stadium in Maio, Cape Verde. Its location is east of the town center of Cidade do Maio about 300 meters nearly south of the Maio-Figueira da Horta Road, the Maio Circular Route and is in the residential sector.
Maio Airport
Aerodrome
The Maio Airport is an airport in Cape Verde located in the island of Maio, about 3 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês. Its runway measures 1,200 metres by 30 metres wide. Maio Airport is situated 3½ km north of Ponta Preta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila do Maio and Barreiro.
Vila do Maio
Town
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Inglês is a city in the southwestern part of the island of Maio in southeastern Cape Verde. It is the main urban settlement of the island, and also seat of the Maio Municipality.
Barreiro
Village
Barreiro is a town in the southern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. It is around 5 km east of the island capital Porto Inglês. At the 2010 census, its population was 535. Barreiro is situated 5 km east of Ponta Preta.
Morro
Village
Morro is a settlement in the west of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It is located 5 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês and 6 km south of Calheta. Morro is situated 6 km north of Ponta Preta.
Ponta Preta
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Maio Municipality, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta Preta” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta Preta”
- Dutch: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- French: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- German: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- Italian: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- Low German: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- Maori: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- Samoan: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- Spanish: “Ponta Preta, Maio”
- Swedish: “Ponta Preta (udde i Kap Verde, Maio)”
- Swedish: “Ponta Preta”
- “Ponta Preta, Maio”
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