Ribeira Grande de Santiago
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| Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago | |
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| Island: | Santiago |
| Founded: | 2005 |
| Seat: | Ribeira Grande de Santiago |
| Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest: |
Atlantic Ocean Ribeira Grande de Santiago southern part |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | Code not yet available |
Ribeira Grande de Santiago (Portuguese for "Great River" which it flows nearby) is a city located in Cape Verde, detached from the municipality of Praia in 2005. It was founded in the 16th century. Later, the importance of the city later declined due to pirate raid. The city of Ribeira Grande de Santiago is one of the oldest cities founded by Europeans in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its port was served for caravels which transported slaves from Africa and for other parts of the world mainly Europe and the Americas. The city of Ribeira Grande de Santiago of Cape Verde has the largest importance in history of humanity. The city has protected numerous of significant buildings and ruins since the discovery of the Cape Verde Archipelago since 1460.
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Ribeira Grande de Santiago has a few schools or collegiates (colegio), a few lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office and squares (praças).
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| Northwest: Santa Catarina | North: Santa Cruz | Northeast: São Domingos |
| West: Atlantic Ocean | Ribeira Grande de Santiago | East: Praia |
| South: Atlantic Ocean |
| Municipalities of Cape Verde |
| Municipalities
Boa Vista | Brava | Maio | Mosteiros | Paul | Porto Novo | Praia | Ribeira Grande | Sal | Santa Catarina | Santa Cruz | São Domingos | São Filipe | São Miguel | São Nicolau | São Vicente | Tarrafal |
| New municipalities (as of 2005)
Ribeira Grande de Santiago | Santa Catarina do Fogo | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | São Salvador do Mundo | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |
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