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Escada
Tarrafal de São Nicolauvillage
Demographic figures from INE Cabo Verde. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Escada, a village in Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cabo Verde, forms part of the country's settled landscape. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 16.578°, -24.365°. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,116 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cape Verde SparrowPasser iagoensis (Gould, 1838) · Aves120
- Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis Lesson, 1831 · Aves76
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves64
- Cape Verde ShearwaterCalonectris edwardsii (Oustalet, 1883) · Aves62
- Alexander's SwiftApus alexandri Hartert, 1901 · Aves53
- Boyd's ShearwaterPuffinus boydi Mathews, 1912 · Aves53
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves46
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves45
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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 Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Geography & sun
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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Escada, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org