Ribeira Principal

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Ribeira Principal
Ribeira Principal (1).jpg
The valley of Ribeira Principal
Country Cape Verde
Physical characteristics
Main source Serra Malagueta
Santiago Island, Cape Verde
900 m (3,000 ft)
River mouth Atlantic Ocean near Achada Monte
15°14′49″N23°39′22″W / 15.247°N 23.656°W / 15.247; -23.656
Length 8 km (5.0 mi)

Ribeira Principal is a stream in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It flows completely within the municipality of São Miguel. Its source is in the Serra Malagueta mountains. It flows generally north, through the valley of Principal, and joins the Atlantic Ocean near Achada Monte.

Santiago, Cape Verde largest island of Cape Verde

Santiago is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio and Fogo. It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia.

Cape Verde Country comprising ten islands off the Northwest coast of Africa

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

São Miguel, Cape Verde Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde

São Miguel is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Calheta de São Miguel. Its population was 15,648 at the 2010 census, and its area is 77.4 km2. The municipality was created in 1996, when a parish of the older Municipality of Tarrafal was separated to become the Municipality of São Miguel.

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The middle of Ribeira Principal Ribeira Principal (19).jpg
The middle of Ribeira Principal
A distillery for making grogue, Ribeira Principal being a notable grogue producing area Ribeira Principal-Distillerie II.jpg
A distillery for making grogue, Ribeira Principal being a notable grogue producing area

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