Cruzinha
The Cruzinha Nature Reserve is a protected area in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão in the Cape Verde archipelago. It covers part of the north coast of the island, between the rivers Ribeira da Garça and the Ribeira do Mocho.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 672 residents
- Description: village in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “CruzinhadaGarca” and “Kruzinha”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chã de Igreja and Ribeira Alta.
Chã de Igreja
Village
Chã de Igreja is a town in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the north coast of the island, in the valley of the river Ribeira da Garça, 19 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo.
Ribeira Alta
Hamlet
Ribeira Alta is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated in a mountain valley near the north coast, 19 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. Ribeira Alta is situated 4 km southwest of Cruzinha.
Lombo Santa
Village
Lombo Santa is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated in the upper valley of the river Ribeira Grande, 10 km southwest of the town Ribeira Grande and 16 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. Lombo Santa is situated 4½ km southeast of Cruzinha.
Cruzinha
- Category: locality
- Location: Ribeira Grande Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
17.17035° or 17° 10′ 13″ northLongitude
-25.16599° or 25° 9′ 58″ westPopulation
672Elevation
213 metres (699 feet)Open location code
799P5RCM+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1809229754OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3374696Wikidata ID
Q5190349
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“Cruzinha” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cruzinha”
- Dutch: “Cruzinha”
- French: “Cruzinha da Garça”
- Portuguese: “Cruzinha da garça”
- Portuguese: “Cruzinha da Garça”
- Portuguese: “Cruzinha”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kasa d’Igreja - Ecolodge and Igreja católica.
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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 “Cruzinha”. Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.