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Cidade das Pombas

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Cidade das Pombas

Elevation0 m
Coordinates17.15°, -25.01°

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Elevation
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Overview

Pombas is a city in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is the seat of the municipality Paul. It is situated on the coast, at the mouth of the Ribeira do Paul, 7 km (4.3 mi) southeast of Ribeira Grande and 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the island capital Porto Novo. The national roads EN1-SA02 and EN1-SA03 connect Pombas with Ribeira Grande and Porto Novo, respectively. Pombas was elevated from town to city in 2010.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
17.1485
Longitude
-25.0142
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,710
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cape Verde Sparrow
    Passer iagoensis (Gould, 1838) · Aves
    293
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    189
  • Brown-necked Raven
    Corvus ruficollis Lesson, 1831 · Aves
    149
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    99
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    93
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    89
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    88
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    86

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2023-01-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
António do Espírito Santo Fonseca
Cape Verdean politician
G
Gabriel Mariano
Cape Verdean writer (1928-2002)
L
Leão Lopes
Cape Verdean film director, writer, plastic artist and professor
J
João Paulo Fernandes
Cape Verdean footballer
S
Simão Manuel Julião Alves
freeborn Cape Verdean seaman who achieved fame in Brazil as the hero of the 1853 wreck of the steamship Pernambucana (c. 1824–1856)
J
João Paulino
Cape Verdean association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)