Preguiça
Preguiça is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 6 km south of Ribeira Brava. It served as the port of Ribeira Brava, after the older Porto de Lapa, 6 km to the northeast, had been abandoned in 1653 due to pirate attacks.
- Village with 557 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 57 metres (187 feet)
- …is also known as “Preguiça, São Nicolau”
- Description: human settlement in Cape Verde
- Historically known as“Paraghisi”“Prequiza”“Rolla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Preguiça Airport.
Preguiça Airport
Aerodrome
São Nicolau Airport is the domestic airport of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. Preguiça Airport is situated 3 km north of Preguiça.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caleijão and Ribeira Brava.
Caleijão
Village
Caleijão is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. Caleijão is situated 5 km northwest of Preguiça.
Ribeira Brava
Town
Ribeira Brava is a city on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. Ribeira Brava is situated 6 km north of Preguiça.
Cabeçalinho
Village
Cabeçalinho is a settlement in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. Cabeçalinho is situated 6 km northwest of Preguiça.
Preguiça
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
16.56385° or 16° 33′ 50″ north
Longitude
-24.2813° or 24° 16′ 53″ west
Open location code
798QHP79+GF
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Wolof—“Preguiça” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Preguiça”
- Catalan: “Preguiça”
- Dutch: “Preguica”
- Dutch: “Preguiça”
- French: “Preguiça”
- German: “Preguiça, São Nicolau”
- German: “Preguiça”
- Hausa: “Mai nema, San Nicolau”
- Japanese: “プレギカ”
- Portuguese: “Preguiça (cabo verde)”
- Portuguese: “Preguiça (Cabo Verde)”
- Portuguese: “Preguiça (são nicolau)”
- Portuguese: “Preguiça (São Nicolau)”
- Portuguese: “Preguiça”
- Somali: “Preguiça, São Nicolau”
- Spanish: “Preguiça”
- Wolof: “Preguiça (Kap Weer)”
- Wolof: “Preguiça”
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