Santa Maria, Cape Verde

Santa Maria
Settlement
Typical street in Santa Maria
Typical street in Santa Maria
Santa Maria is located in Cape Verde
Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Coordinates: 16°35′56″N 22°54′14″W / 16.599°N 22.904°W / 16.599; -22.904
CountryCape Verde
IslandSal
MunicipalitySal
Civil parishNossa Senhora das Dores
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total6,258
ID41104

Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is a city[2] in the southern part of the island municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. It is located on the south coast, about 16 km south of the Amílcar Cabral International Airport, and 20 km south of the island capital Espargos.

Beach in Santa Maria
Hotel Garupa, one of several villas in the west of Santa Maria
The city square of the city named (Praça) Marcelo Leitão
  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33