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Ribeira Grande (other) , a municipality on the island of São Miguel, Azores
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Ribeira Grande may refer to the following places: Cape Verde *Ribeira Grande (stream), a stream on the island of Santo Antão *Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santo Antão *Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipality on the island of Santo Antão *Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde, a municipality on the island of Santiago Portugal *Ribeira Grande (Azores) Ribeira Grande (, ) is a municipality in the northern part of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 32,112, in an area of 180.15 km2. The municipal seat is located in the civil parish of Matriz, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Grande (stream)
Ribeira Grande is a stream in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from west-southwest to east-northeast, through a steep and narrow gorge. The river begins near Lombo Santa, passes through Boca de Ambas Ribeiras, Boca de Coruja and Coculi, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Ribeira Grande. Its most important tributaries are the Ribeira de Chã das Pedras (confluence near Coculi), and the Ribeira da Torre Ribeira da Torre is a torrential stream in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. Its source is in the mountains north of the Cova crater, near the locality Rabo Curto. It flows to the north through the settlements Xo ..., that joins the Ribeira Grande in the town Ribeira Grande. See also * List of streams in Cape Verde References External linksPhotos of the Ribeira Grande and its valley at ecaboverde.com Rivers of Cape Verde Ribeira Grande Municipality Geography of Santo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
Ribeira Grande (also: ''Povoação'') is the largest town of the Ribeira Grande Municipality on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It has become a city in 2010.Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , p. 32-33 In 2010 its population was 2,564. It is situated in the northeastern part of the island, near the outflow of the river and its tributary [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality)
Ribeira Grande is a ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão, it covers one fifth of the island area (166.5 km2), and is home to nearly half of its population (18,890 at the 2010 census). Its seat is the city Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde, Ponta do Sol. Subdivisions The municipality consists of four ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, freguesias'' (civil parishes): *Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Ribeira Grande), Nossa Senhora do Rosário *Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Cape Verde, Nossa Senhora do Livramento *Santo Crucifixo *São Pedro Apóstolo Demography Geography The municipality has a rugged landscape, stretching from the mountains in the interior of the island to the north coast. It has several deep river valleys, including those of Ribeira da Garça, Ribeira Grande (stream), Ribeira Grande and Ribeira da Torre. It borders the municipality Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Grande De Santiago, Cape Verde
Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its population was 8,325 at the 2010 census, and its area is 137.3 km2. Subdivisions The municipality consists of two ''freguesias'' (civil parishes): * Santíssimo Nome de Jesus * São João Baptista Geography The municipal territory is mountainous. One of the main streams of the area is Ribeira Grande de Santiago. History The municipality was created in 2005, when two parishes of the older Municipality of Praia were separated to become the Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago. p. 25 The old city of Ribeira Grande de Santiago ( |
