Rabil
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Rabil | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
| File:Praça em Rabil.jpg | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Boa Vista |
| Municipality | Boa Vista |
| Civil parish | Santa Isabel |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,248 |
| Postal code | 5110, 5111 |
| ID | 51204 |
Rabil is a town[2] on the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. It was the island's former capital. Rabil is the island's second largest town, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the island capital of Sal Rei. Its population was 1,248 in 2010. The island's airport, Aristides Pereira International Airport, is situated northwest of the town.
Geography
[edit | edit source]
The river Ribeira do Rabil flows past the town. The wetlands around its mouth are an Important Bird Area.[3] The beach Praia da Chave has been developed for tourism.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rabil (Cape Verde).
