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Praia
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Praia (Portuguese for "beach", also in Cape Verdean Creole) population 113,664 (2005), is the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on Santiago island in the Sotavento archipelago. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation's two international airports. The city centre is known as Platô due to its location on a small plateau. Praia is located at 14°55' North, 23°31' West (14.91667, -23.51667). [1]
Praia is Cape Verde's largest city, and a commercial center and a port that ships coffee, sugar cane, and tropical fruits. Praia also has a fishing industry. There are resort beaches nearby.
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (June 23, Census) | 61,644 | - | - |
| 2000 (June 16, Census) | 94,757 | - | - |
| 2003 (Estimate) | 101,000 | - | - |
| 2005 (January 1, Computing) | 113,664 | - | - |
- Cidade Velha, located 15 km west of downtown Praia
- Porto Gouveia
- Porto Mosquito
- Praia
- Santa Ana
Arenas
- Estádio da Varzea - where Sporting, Boavista and Travadores play
Basketball
- ABC - Serie A
- Sporting - Serie A
Football/soccer'
- Académica - Serie A
- Boavista - Serie A
- Praia Rural - Serie B
- Sporting Clube da Praia - Serie A
- Tchadense - Serie B
- CD Travadores - Serie A
- Praia FM - Radio Station
- Radio Praia or Radio Clube de Cabo Verde - Cape Verde's first radio station first operated in 1945 by Fernando Quejas
- RTC - national/state station of Cape Verde
- Capeverdean Television station
The city is served by Francisco Mendes International Airport and TACV Cabo Verde Airlines.
Landmarks includes Albuquerque Square, the old city hall, the Presidential Palace, constructed in the end of the 19th century used to be housed for the Portuguese governor and Museu Etnográfico (Ethnographic Museum) and Monumento de Diogo Gomes, named after the Portuguese navigator who founded the island of Santiago 1460
Praia has schools or collegiates (colegio), lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a university named after Jean Piaget, a post office and squares (praças).
- Praia is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Maps from MapQuest, Multimap and Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images and maps from Google Maps and Live Search
- Other mapping from GlobalGuide and WikiMapia
| Northwest: Santa Catarina | North: Santa Cruz | Northeast: São Domingos |
| West: Atlantic Ocean | Praia | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: Atlantic Ocean |
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