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Cabo Verde · Travel guide

Cape Verde, also referred to in English by its Portuguese name Cabo Verde, and known officially as the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelagic country in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa. It consists of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres (370 and 530 miles) west of Cap-Vert (i.e., Dakar), the westernmost point of continental Africa, after which they are named. Cape Verde forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Islands. The archipelago was uninhabited until the 15th century, when Portuguese explorers settled the islands, establishing one of the first European settlements in the tropics. Its strategic position gave it a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade during the 16th and 17th centuries; the islands saw…

Facts & statistics

Cabo Verde

Capital: Praia
Language: Portuguese
Currency: Cape Verdean escudo
Time zone: Cape Verde Time
Calling code: +238
Internet domain: .cv
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Cabo Verde

Ano NovoNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Dia da DemocraciaDemocracy Day2026-01-13

Dia da Heróis NacionalHeroes' Day2026-01-20

Dia do TrabalhadorLabour Day2026-05-01

Dia Mundial da CriançaYouth Day2026-06-01

Dia da Independência NacionalIndependence Day2026-07-05

Dia da AssunçãoAssumption Day2026-08-15

Dia de Todos os SantosAll Saints' Day2026-11-01

NatalChristmas Day2026-12-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalPraia

Population543,767

CurrencyCVE

Languagespt-CV

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Cities

◎Praia137,868 residents ◎Mindelo69,013 residents ◎Espargos24,500 residents ◎Assomada21,297 residents ◎Tarrafal13,483 residents ◎Palmarejo13,416 residents ◎Porto Novo11,138 residents ◎Sal Rei10,936 residents ◎Achada Santo Antonio10,843 residents ◎São Filipe10,097 residents ◎Pedra Badejo10,038 residents ◎Santa Cruz9,488 residents ◎Ponta de Água8,656 residents ◎Santa Maria8,400 residents ◎Ribeirinha8,205 residents ◎São Filipe Praia7,698 residents ◎Achadinha7,359 residents ◎Terra Branca6,970 residents ◎Achada Eugénio Lima6,874 residents ◎Safende6,858 residents ◎Calheta de São Miguel6,329 residents ◎Chã de Alecrim5,875 residents ◎Fonte Inês5,630 residents ◎Várzea5,520 residents ◎Bela Vista5,099 residents ◎Calabaceira4,970 residents ◎Chão Bom4,856 residents ◎Tira Chapeu4,678 residents ◎São Pedro Latada4,627 residents ◎Chão de Matias4,624 residents ◎Vila do Maio4,472 residents ◎Tarrafal de São Nicolau4,371 residents ◎Monte Sossego4,249 residents ◎Achada Grande Trás4,141 residents ◎Igreja4,084 residents ◎Achada Grande Frente4,032 residents ◎Bela Vista4,014 residents ◎Vila Nova/Lombo Tanque3,940 residents ◎Vila Nova3,504 residents ◎Coqueiro Castelão3,497 residents ◎Ribeira Bote3,347 residents ◎Fonte Francês3,331 residents ◎Cidade Velha3,319 residents ◎Ponta do Sol3,300 residents ◎Madeiralzinho3,232 residents ◎São Paulo3,198 residents ◎Achada Mato/Covão Mendes3,031 residents ◎Ribeira Grande3,000 residents ◎São Domingos2,960 residents ◎Ribeira Brava2,851 residents ◎Cova do Minhoto2,708 residents ◎Ribeira de Craquinha2,659 residents ◎Hortelã de Cima2,561 residents ◎Fonte Filipe2,524 residents ◎Atrás do Cemitério2,513 residents ◎Achada Fazenda2,498 residents ◎Achada da Água Funda2,452 residents ◎Achada Limpo2,436 residents ◎Palmarejo Grande2,396 residents ◎Pensamento2,322 residents ◎Palmeira2,320 residents ◎Ribeira de Julião2,261 residents ◎Nova Sintra2,225 residents ◎São Martinho Pequeno2,178 residents ◎Pedra Rolada2,138 residents ◎Berlim2,115 residents ◎Ribeira da Barca2,048 residents ◎Picos2,040 residents ◎Achada Riba2,013 residents ◎Cruz João Évora2,002 residents ◎Santa Maria Centro1,957 residents ◎Montagarro1,943 residents ◎Achada Lem1,841 residents ◎Cancelo1,811 residents ◎Vale Palmarejo1,743 residents ◎Paiol1,723 residents ◎Lem Cachorro1,719 residents ◎Bom Sossego1,671 residents ◎Fazenda1,667 residents ◎Fernando Pau1,634 residents ◎Hortelã de Baixo1,634 residents ◎Chã de Monte Sossego1,608 residents ◎Salinas1,604 residents ◎Alto Santo Cruz1,600 residents ◎Centro Histórico1,493 residents ◎África 701,462 residents ◎Pombas1,429 residents ◎Santa Filomena1,423 residents ◎Ribeira Funda1,405 residents ◎Rabil1,401 residents ◎Achada Monte1,400 residents ◎Nhagar1,381 residents ◎Picos Acima1,361 residents ◎Bairro Novo I1,359 residents ◎Zona Tenda1,357 residents ◎Simão Ribeiro1,289 residents ◎Imobiliária Fundiária e Habitat1,288 residents ◎Horta Seca1,278 residents ◎Bairro Craveiro Lopes1,278 residents ◎Bairro Novo II1,268 residents

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Airports

Amílcar Cabral International AirportEspargosSID Aristides Pereira International AirportRabilBVC Cesaria Evora International AirportSão PedroVXE Nelson Mandela International AirportPraiaRAI Maio AirportVila do MaioMMO Preguiça AirportPreguiçaSNE Mosteiros AirportVila do MosteirosMTI São Filipe AirportSão FilipeSFL