Várzea
Várzea is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 4,834 at the 2010 census. It is situated west of the city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Varzea” and “Várzea, Praia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estádio da Várzea and Museu Etnográfico da Praia.
Estádio da Várzea
Stadium
Photo: Xandu, Public domain.
Estádio da Várzea is a multi-purpose stadium in Praia, Cape Verde, just west of Plateau, the city center, in the subdivision of Várzea and on Avenida Cidade de Lisboa on its east side.
Museu Etnográfico da Praia
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museu Etnográfico da Praia is an ethnographic museum in the Cape Verdean capital of Praia on the island of Santiago. It is located at 45 Rua 5 de Julho, in the historic part of the city, the Plateau.
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Park
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is the main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde. It is located in the southwestern part of the Plateau, the historical city centre of Praia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bairro Craveiro Lopes and Praia.
Bairro Craveiro Lopes
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bairro Craveiro Lopes is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. It is situated northwest of the city centre.
Praia
Praia — literally "Beach" in Portuguese — is Cape Verde's capital and busiest city. While it's maybe not comparable to a western metropolis, with a population of only about 159,050, one in four Cape Verdeans call the city home and the city is an important thoroughfare for international visitors to the archipelagic country.
Plateau
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plateau is the historic centre of the capital city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It gets its name because it is situated on a plateau overlooking the port of Praia.
Várzea
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
14.92013° or 14° 55′ 13″ northLongitude
-23.51332° or 23° 30′ 48″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
796RWFCP+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 910651822OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Várzea” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Várzea”
- French: “Várzea”
- German: “Várzea, Praia”
- German: “Várzea”
- Italian: “Várzea”
- Low German: “Várzea”
- Maori: “Várzea”
- Polish: “Várzea”
- Portuguese: “Várzea”
- Romanian: “Várzea”
- Samoan: “Várzea”
- Spanish: “Várzea”
- “Várzea, Praia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemiterio da Varzea and Sucupira.
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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 “Várzea”. Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.