Cova Joana
Cova Joana is a village in the central part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated in a mountain valley, 0.5 km north of Nossa Senhora do Monte and 2 km southwest of the island capital Nova Sintra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 183 residents
- Description: village in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “CovaJoana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brava and Esperadinha Airport.
Brava
Island
Photo: TxetxeCV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brava is an island in Cape Verde, and is part of the Sotavento group, in the central Atlantic Ocean. At 62.5 km2, it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest.
Esperadinha Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Holger Reineccius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esperadinha Airport was a public use airport located near the hamlet of Esperadinha, northwestern Brava, Cape Verde. It opened in 1992 and operated until 2004, when it was closed due to persistent dangerous high winds. Esperadinha Airport is situated 3½ km west of Cova Joana.
Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira
Pitch
Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a multi-use stadium in Nova Sintra on the island of Brava, Cape Verde. As the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nossa Senhora do Monte and Mato.
Nossa Senhora do Monte
Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nossa Senhora do Monte is a town located in the heart of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora do Monte. Its elevation is 650 m, and its population was 271 in 2010.
Mato
Village
Mato is a settlement in the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 2 km southwest of the island capital Nova Sintra.
Cova Rodela
Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cova Rodela is a village in the middle of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. The village is situated in the mountains, 1 km west of the island capital Nova Sintra.
Cova Joana
- Category: locality
- Location: Nossa Senhora do Monte, Brava Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
14.86269° or 14° 51′ 46″ northLongitude
-24.71225° or 24° 42′ 44″ westPopulation
183Elevation
592 metres (1,942 feet)Open location code
796QV77Q+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 6146488335OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13480742Wikidata ID
Q1137959
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cova Joana” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cova Joana”
- Dutch: “Cova Joana”
- French: “Cova Joana”
- German: “Cova Joana”
- Persian: “کوا جووانا”
- Portuguese: “Cova joana”
- Portuguese: “Cova Joana”
- Spanish: “Cova de Joana”
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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 “Cova Joana”. Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.