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Cidadela

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Coordinates14.91°, -23.54°

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City facts

Overview

Cidadela sits in Praia, Cabo Verde and is identified as a locality. The settlement sits at 14.910°, -23.537°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,135 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
14.9097
Longitude
-23.5365
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,291
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow fever mosquito
    Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) · Insecta
    1,920
  • Northern House Mosquito
    Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1,920
  • Cape Verde Sparrow
    Passer iagoensis (Gould, 1838) · Aves
    459
  • Gray-headed Kingfisher
    Halcyon leucocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    388
  • Spanish Sparrow
    Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
    299
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    273
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    267
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    263

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Praia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,135

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org