Cachaco
Cachaço is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 3 km southwest of Fajã de Baixo and 5 km west of Ribeira Brava.- Type: Village with 393 residents
- Description: village in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Cachaço, São Nicolau” and “Cachaço, São Nicolau, Cape Verde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Gordo.
Monte Gordo
Volcano
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Monte Gordo is a mountain on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. At 1,312 m elevation, it is the island's highest point. It is situated in the western part of the island, 6 km west of the island capital Ribeira Brava.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabeçalinho and Fajã de Cima.
Cabeçalinho
Village
Cabeçalinho is a settlement in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 155. It is situated 3 km southwest of Ribeira Brava and 6 km northeast of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. To its northwest is Monte Gordo.
Fajã de Cima
Village
Fajã de Baixo is a town in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km south of Estância de Brás and 5 km northwest of Ribeira Brava. Fajã de Cima is situated 2½ km north of Cachaco.
Caleijão
Village
Caleijão is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km southwest of Ribeira Brava. Writer Baltasar Lopes da Silva was born in the village. Part of his novel Chiquinho is set in Caleijão. Caleijão is situated 3½ km southeast of Cachaco.
Cachaco
- Category: locality
- Location: Cape Verde, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.62298° or 16° 37′ 23″ northLongitude
-24.33357° or 24° 20′ 1″ westPopulation
393Elevation
764 metres (2,507 feet)Open location code
798QJMF8+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2072780552OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7669155Wikidata ID
Q5015935
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cachaco” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cachaço”
- Dutch: “Cachaco, São Nicolau, Cape Verde”
- Dutch: “Cachaço, São Nicolau, Cape Verde”
- French: “Cachaço”
- German: “Cachaço (São Nicolau)”
- German: “Cachaço”
- Portuguese: “Cachaco (são nicolau)”
- Portuguese: “Cachaco (São Nicolau)”
- Portuguese: “Cachaço (são nicolau)”
- Portuguese: “Cachaço (São Nicolau)”
- Portuguese: “Cachaço”
- Spanish: “Cachaço (Ribeira Brava)”
- Spanish: “Cachaço”
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