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Santiago, Cape Verde

Santiago, Cape Verde
Islands information
NameSantiago
Native nameSantiagu
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Geography information
Area991 km2 (382.6 mi)
Length75 km (46.6 mi)
Width35 km (21.7 mi)
Elevation4573.5 ft (1394 m)
Highest pointPico da Antónia
Administration information
Cape Verde
Concelhos (Municipalities)Praia, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, São Domingos, São Lourenço dos Órgãos, São Miguel, São Salvador do Mundo, Tarrafal
Largest cityPraia
Administration information
Population240000
Density242.18 km2

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Santiago (Portuguese for “Saint James”), or 'Santiagu' in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago.

Santiago is located between the islands of Maio (40 km west) and Fogo (50 km east) and is one of the Sotavento. It was the first of the islands to be settled, the town of Cidade Velha being founded as Riberia Grande in 1462. It is also home to the nation's capital city of Praia and to one of the islands’ four international airports, Praia International Airport, 3 km from the capital (IATA airport code: RAI, Praia).

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Cape Verdean government aims to build 3000 houses by end of 2011 [ 2010-08-16 ] - Macauhub Tweet this news
Macauhub--Praia, -Cape Verde-, 16 Aug - The Cape Verdean government aims to build 3000 houses by the end of 2011 under the “House for All” programme, financed by a 200 ... - Date : Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:54:36 GMT+00:00
CPLP Orthographic Accord to facilitate communication - AngolaPress Tweet this news
AngolaPress--The Orthographic Accord, in force in some CPLP countries, was signed on 16 December 1990 by Angola, Brazil, -Cape Verde-, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:49:04 GMT+00:00
Real Madrid Ace Cristiano Ronaldo Ready To Embrace Jose Mourinho - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--"Mourinho's arrival would make me very happy," Ronaldo said after Portugal's 0-0 draw with the -Cape Verde- Islands on Monday night, as reported by ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 15:11:38 GMT+00:00
Construction of single power transmission plant on Santiago Island, Cape Verde ... - Macauhub Tweet this news
Macauhub--Praia, -Cape Verde-, 7 May - The Cape Verdean government is due Friday to lay the first stone of the single power transmission plant on -Santiago- Island, ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 07:47:20 GMT+00:00
Ronaldo: "Mourinho'nun gelmesi beni mutlu eder" - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--"Mourinho'nun takımında oynamak takımı zafere taşıyacaktır" diyen Ronaldo, Calcionews24.com'a 0-0 berabere kaldıklar -Cape Verde- adaları maçından sonra ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 12:43:39 GMT+00:00

Islands of Cape Verde

Island groupsBarlavento * Sotavento
IslandsBoa Vista * Brava * Fogo * Maio * Sal * Santa Luzia * Santiago * Santo Antão * São Nicolau * São Vicente
IsletsIlhéu do Baluarte * Ilhéu Branco * Ilhéu Laja Branca * Ilhéu dos Pássaros * Ilhéu Rabo de Junco * Ilhéu Raso * Ilhéu de Sal-Rei * Ilhéu de Santa Maria * Ilhéus Secos (Ilhéu de Cima * Ilhéu Grande)



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