Rincão
Rincão is a settlement in the western part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010, its population was 1,048 and it is situated on the west coast, 6 km southwest of Assomada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 183 residents
- Description: village in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Ponta Rincão”, “Porto do Rincão”, “Porto Rincao”, “Porto Rincão”, and “Rincão, Cape Verde”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ribeirão Manuel and Ribeira da Barca.
Ribeirão Manuel
Village
Ribeirão Manuel is a village in the western part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 1,086. It is situated 2 km north of Chã de Tanque and 4 km west of Assomada. The elevation is about 415 meters above sea level. Ribeirão Manuel is situated 8 km northeast of Rincão.
Ribeira da Barca
Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ribeira da Barca is a town in the municipality of Santa Catarina, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 2,317. It is situated on the west coast, at the mouth of the stream Ribeira da Barca, 11 km northwest of Assomada. Ribeira da Barca is situated 9 km north of Rincão.
Rincão
- Category: locality
- Location: Santa Catarina Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
15.06107° or 15° 3′ 40″ northLongitude
-23.76493° or 23° 45′ 54″ westPopulation
183Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
797R366P+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 255870470OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3374335Wikidata ID
Q7228050
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Rincão” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Rincão”
- Catalan: “Rincão”
- Dutch: “Ponta Rincão”
- French: “Porto Rincão”
- Japanese: “リンカン”
- Portuguese: “Ponta rincão”
- Portuguese: “Ponta Rincão”
- Portuguese: “Porto Rincão”
- Spanish: “Rincão”
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