Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde
🇨🇻 Ribeira Grande is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers one fifth of the island area (166.5 km2), and is home to nearly half of its population. Its seat is the city Ponta do Sol. The municipality consists of four freguesias (civil parishes): • Nossa Senhora do Rosário • Nossa Senhora do Livramento • Santo Crucifixo • São Pedro Apóstolo.
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 and Ribeira da Torre. It borders the municipality Paul to the east and Porto Novo to the south. The protected areas Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park, Moroços and Cruzinha lie (partly) within the municipality.
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Ribeira Grande has a population of over 18,890 people. Ribeira Grande also forms part of the wider Santo Antão Island which has a population of over 38,200 people.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ribeira Grande has links with:
🇵🇹 Ponta do Sol, Portugal 🇵🇹 Ribeira Grande, Portugal 🇵🇹 Torres Novas, Portugal 🇵🇹 Viana do Castelo, Portugal