Cape Verde
Brava Municipality
São João Baptista

Mato Grande

Mato Grande is a settlement in the island of , . It is situated in the mountains, 1 km southeast of the island capital .
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  • Type: Village with 341 residents
  • Description: village in Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “MatoGrande”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brava and Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira.

Island
Photo: TxetxeCV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an in , 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.

Pitch
Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a multi-use stadium in on the island of . As the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinagre and Nova Sintra.

Hamlet
is a village in the eastern part of the island of , . It is situated at 200 m elevation, close to the Atlantic coast. It is about 3 kilometer east of the island capital of , northwest is the small village of There is a mineral spring in the village called nascente do , which supplies the village with drinking water.

Town
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is a city in the central part of the island of in southwestern . It serves as the seat of the . The settlement is named after , the summer residence of the Portuguese kings.

Hamlet
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the northeastern part of the island of , . It is situated at 350 m elevation, close to the Atlantic coast.

Mato Grande

Latitude
14.86319° or 14° 51′ 48″ north
Longitude
-24.68953° or 24° 41′ 22″ west
Population
341
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
796QV876+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7846936752
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
13480806
Wiki­data ID
Q6787708
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Mato Grande” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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