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Sign in to saveMindelo is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and the municipality of São Vicente. The city is home to 93% of the entire island's population and is Cape Verde's second most populous city and largest city in Barlavento Islands. Mindelo is also considered the cultural capital of Cape Verde, known for its colourful and animated carnival celebrations, with roots in Portuguese traditions later influenced by the Brazilian culture.
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Mindelo is a city in Cape Verde, serving as the capital of the São Vicente administrative region. It has a population of 70,468 and covers an area of 67 square kilometers. The city sits at an elevation of 61 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC−01:00 time zone. Its official languages are Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole.
The local postal code is 2110, and dialing codes include 230, 231, and 232. Mindelo maintains twinned administrative relationships with Coimbra, Oeiras, Mafra, and Vila do Conde. While specific weather data indicates a temperature of 24.99 degrees and humidity of 69 percent at one point, the city’s general location is defined by its position within the São Vicente district.
Synthesized by Vinony from 43 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Open Meteo, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mindelo
- Country
- Cabo Verde
- Population
- 69,013
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Cape_Verde
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mindelo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cape Verde#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Praia in Cape Verde
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- São Vicente
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- São Vicente
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Civil Parish
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nossa Senhora da Luz
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 67
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1793
- Settlement.established_title1
- City
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1879
- Settlement.population_total
- 70468
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Cape Verde
- Located in
- São Vicente
- Official language
- Cape Verdean Creole
- Population
- 70468
- Area
- 67
- Elevation
- 61
- Time zone
- UTC−01:00
- Capital of
- São Vicente
- Image
- Mindelo.jpg
- Dialing code
- 232
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- twinned administrative body
- Porto
- Commons category
- Mindelo
- topic's main category
- Category:Mindelo
- category for people born here
- Q8063585
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Mindelo
- native label
- Mindel
- P12749
- plant anatomy
- postal code
- 2110
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get in
From the airport at São Pedro taxis take you to Mindelo for $800 (Cape Verde escudos) during the day and $1000 in the evening.
You can also walk the 100 m from the airport up to the main road. From there it is probably possible to flag down an aluguer.
The port at Mindelo has regular ferries across to Porto Novo on Santo Antão. Make sure you have a driver's license or passport before buying the tickets. Their website does not work very well.
Get around
A lot of the town is walkable. Local buses travel some limited routes and taxis are common.
150 escudos gets you around town.
You can also take buses.
Eat
The most famous Capverdian dish is the catchupa, which you can get at any stand in the Quiosque Praça Nova, expect to pay around $200 (€2) for a catchupa or a feijoada with fish. There are also several cafés between Praça Nova and Rua Lisboa (Café Dalia, Café Confiança, etc.)
Drink
cheap grog (rum) and pontche in the local bars of rua Santo Antonio
Go next
Go to Santo Antão: a different island with magical landscapes. At least two boats a day leave from Mindelo to Porto Novo for $300 (tickets can be bought at the harbour)
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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On the map
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