world.wikisort.org - Cape_Verde

Search / Calendar

Rabil is a town[2] on the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. It was the island's former capital. Rabil is the island's second largest town, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the island capital of Sal Rei. Its population was 1,248 in 2010. The island's airport, Aristides Pereira International Airport, is situated northwest of the town.

Rabil
Settlement
Rabil
Coordinates: 16.129°N 22.887°W / 16.129; -22.887
CountryCape Verde
IslandBoa Vista
MunicipalityBoa Vista
Civil parishSanta Isabel
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total1,248
Postal code
5110, 5111
ID51204

Geography


View of Rabil from the airport
View of Rabil from the airport
Praia de Chaves with its hotels and resorts in Rabil's west end
Praia de Chaves with its hotels and resorts in Rabil's west end

The river Ribeira do Rabil flows past the town. The wetlands around its mouth are an Important Bird Area.[3] The beach Praia da Chave has been developed for tourism.


See also



References


  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
  3. "Ribeira do Rabil no seu verde" [Ribeira do Rabil at its Greenest]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rabil (Cape Verde).


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии