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Ribeira Grande Municipality

Ponta do Sol

Ponta do Sol is the northernmost city on the island of and . It is situated on the coast, 4 km northwest of and 20 km north of the island capital .
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  • Type: Town with 2,140 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Santo Antão, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Maria de Pia”, “Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde”, and “Sol Point”
  • Postal code: 1120

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 Ponta do Sol 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.

Stadium
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fontainhas and Ribeira Grande.

Village
Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement in the northern part of the island of , . It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital .

Town
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is the largest town of the on the island of , . It has become a city in 2010. In 2010 its population was 2,564. is situated 3½ km southeast of Ponta do Sol.

Town
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 south of Ponta do Sol.

Ponta do Sol

Latitude
17.20133° or 17° 12′ 5″ north
Longitude
-25.09106° or 25° 5′ 28″ west
Population
2,140
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
799P6W25+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1981553763
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3374346
Wiki­data ID
Q768314
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wolof—“Ponta do Sol” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Catalan: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Cebuano: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔杜索尔”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔杜索爾”
  • Dutch: “Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde”
  • French: “Ponta do Sol”
  • German: “Ponta do Sol (Kap Verde)”
  • German: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Greek: “Πόντα ντο Σολ”
  • Italian: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Japanese: “ポンタ・ド・ソル”
  • Korean: “폰타두솔”
  • Korean: “폰타두술”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Polish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Portuguese: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Portuguese: “Vila Maria Pia”
  • Spanish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Swedish: “Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão”
  • Swedish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Wolof: “Ponta do Sol”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ponta do Sol”. Photo: Cadouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.