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24-530: Sal Rei is a city on the northwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in eastern Cape Verde . Sal Rei is the island's main urban settlement, and the seat of the Boa Vista Municipality . In 2010 its population was 5,778. The name of the settlement means "Salt King" in Portuguese . This name stems from when the island's main industry was salt production. Sal Rei has a port on the bay with ferry routes to

48-511: A taxi driver, an employee in one of the hotel chains or as a salesman of souvenirs in Sal Rei. The income from tourism has risen rapidly since the coming of the international airport in 2007. There are several hotels and beach resorts on the island. The airport of Boa Vista is Aristides Pereira International Airport , about 5 km southeast of Sal Rei. There are ferry services from the port of Sal Rei. The island has 64 km of national roads ,

72-418: A year. Winds mainly blow from the northeast. However, some days do also have clouds, but they tend to be scattered and seldom bring rain. The 'rainy season' is from July to mid-October, although rainfall is still low. Administratively, the island of Sal is covered by one municipality, Concelho do Sal . This municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Nossa Senhora das Dores , which also covers

96-489: Is Estádio Marcelo Leitão situated southeast of Espargos's center and all regional matches are played. Also Basketball is the second most popular on the island as well as volleyball, they are played at Polidesportivo do Sal, Académico do Sal is the island's best basketball team. Futsal is also played. Also dominant particularly in the beaches the south of the island and its surrounding waters are surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing, recently gained for about 25 years and becoming

120-461: Is Ponta do Sol ; its westernmost point Ponta Varandinha . Its main river is the Ribeira do Rabil , which has the largest basin area of all Cape Verde at 199 km (77 sq mi). Boa Vista is also notable for its desert Deserto de Viana and its dune fields. Boa Vista is surrounded by a number of uninhabited islets, the largest of which is Ilhéu de Sal Rei . The uninhabited island Boa Vista

144-511: Is 219.84 km (84.88 sq mi). It is one of the three sandy eastern islands (Sal, Boa Vista and Maio ) of the archipelago , with white sandy beaches. The island is fairly flat; its highest point is Monte Grande , at 406 m elevation. The uninhabited islet Ilhéu Rabo de Junco lies near the west coast of Sal. Saline marshes can be found in the Pedra de Lume crater and north of Santa Maria. Sal Island has on average 350 days of sunshine

168-561: Is closer to the African continent than all the other islands in Cape Verde, being the easternmost island of all. The distance between Boa Vista and Senegal is only 450 km. The capital of Boa Vista, Sal Rei , is located in the north-western part of the island. Boa Vista is mainly known for its beaches, turtles and traditional music. Boa Vista is the third largest island after Santo Antão and Santiago, with an area of 631.1 square kilometres. It

192-639: Is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport , the busiest airport of Cape Verde. The main port of the island of Sal is at Palmeira . The main roads are: Football (soccer) is the chief sports on the island. It has the Sal Regional Football Association and its main competitions are the Premier and the Second Divisions. Its main clubs are Académica do Sal , Académico do Aeroporto , Juventude and SC Santa Maria . The island's main stadium

216-413: Is home to one of the nation's international airports. Tourism, focused on the area of Santa Maria , has replaced salt and fishing as the main source of income. In 2017, 48.2% of the country's available beds were on the island of Sal. The living standards on the island are among the best in the Cape Verde archipelago. The island's GDP per capita as of 2015 is 495,827 escudos (4,497 euro ). The island

240-448: Is situated south of Sal and north of Maio. The island is generally flat, but it has numerous hills like Monte Estância (the highest point of the island at 387 m), Monte Santo António , Rocha Estância , Morro de Areia , Morro Negro , Monte Caçador , Pico Forcado and Monte Vigia . Boa Vista is famous for its large beaches like Atalanta , Cabral , Chaves , Ervatão , Gatas , Santa Mónica and Varandinha . Its northernmost point

264-576: The Boa Vista Regional Football Association . Sal, Cape Verde Sal (Portuguese for " salt ") is an island in Cape Verde . Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, 350 miles (560 km) off the west coast of Africa. Cabo Verde is known for year-round kiteboarding , for

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288-531: The biggest group of inhabitants, with no less than 70%, as a lot of Portuguese enter into a relation with the slaves of the African continent, during the colonization of Portugal, and settled in Boa Vista afterwards. Before, the inhabitants of Boa Vista survived off salt collection and date farming. Nowadays they still earn money from date farming but also from tourism. A lot of people do work in this touristic sector as

312-479: The end of the 18th century. As did much of the Cape Verdean economy, the exploitation of salt on Boa Vista also relied largely on slavery. A Portuguese-British commission to end slavery was established in Boa Vista in 1842, but slavery was not completely abolished until 1876. Until 1935 the municipality of Boa Vista also covered the island of Sal . In 1975, Cape Verde declared its independence. Administratively,

336-415: The island of Boa Vista is covered by one municipality, Concelho da Boa Vista . This municipality consists of two freguesias (civil parishes): Santa Isabel and São João Baptista . The municipal seat is the city Sal Rei . The island's two parishes are subdivided into 9 population zones for statistical purposes: Since 2016, the local party BASTA is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of

360-427: The islands of Santiago ( Praia ), Sal ( Santa Maria ) and Maio ( Cidade do Maio ). A new quay was built in 2015. West of the port lies the small islet of Ilhéu de Sal Rei . Tourism is concentrated on the area of Praia de Cabral . The town was founded in the saltpans of Boa Vista. In 1815 and 1817, the town was sacked by pirates. Forte Duque de Bragança was built on the nearby island Ilhéu de Sal Rei to defend

384-429: The large reserve of Caretta turtles which hatch from July to September, and the music of Cesaria Evora . For Europeans , the island was discovered on 3 December 1460 and named Llana ("flat"). This name was changed into the current "Sal" when the two large salt ponds ( Pedra de Lume and Santa Maria ) were discovered. The first three centuries after its discovery, the island was only sparsely inhabited; in 1720 there

408-492: The latest elections, in 2016 : In the 1830s, the population of Boa Vista was estimated at 4,000. In 2015 Boa Vista's population was 14,451. Most of the population live in Sal Rei, but there are also several smaller settlements with 10 to 100 people. With 23.3 inhabitants per km , it is the least-dense populated island in the archipelago. The population of Boa Vista consist of a mixture of different nationalities. The Creoles, of mixed mainland African and European descent are

432-421: The population was estimated at 400 people. Until 1960, it was the least populous island of the nine inhabited islands of Cape Verde, with less than 3,000 inhabitants. Since then the population has been growing rapidly, reaching around 40,000 in 2019, which makes it the third most populous island in Cape Verde, after Santiago and São Vicente, and having overtaken Santo Antão and Fogo. Sal's main town, Espargos ,

456-716: The single first class national road connects Sal Rei and Rabil . Boa Vista is not as abundant in flora and fauna as the other larger or more humid islands such as Santiago and Santo Antão; only 3% of its area is forested. However, 37% of its area is a protected area, which is the highest proportion of all inhabited Cape Verde islands. There are 14 protected areas on Boa Vista, including beaches that are important nesting areas for loggerhead sea turtles and birds. There are several endemic species, e.g. Boa Vista wall gecko ( Tarentola boavistensis ), Conus boavistensis , Conus salreiensis ) and Plesiocystiscus bubistae . There are several football clubs on Boa Vista, organised in

480-422: The town from further pirate attacks. Sal Rei is in a desert climate zone as does the rest of the island. Its average rainfall is 67 mm (2.6 in), and its average temperature is 24.1 °C (75.4 °F). The coldest month is February which averages 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) and the warmest is September which averages 27.2 °C (81.0 °F). Boa Vista, Cape Verde The island of Boa Vista

504-549: The whole island. The municipality of Sal was created in 1935, when it was separated from the Municipality of Boa Vista . The municipal seat was originally at Santa Maria, but Espargos became the municipal seat in the 1970s. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements: Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016 : As of 1832,

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528-665: Was a small fishing village near present Palmeira . This changed when the salt industry was developed at the end of the 18th century, starting in Pedra de Lume. Santa Maria was founded in the south of the island in 1830 by Manuel António Martins . During this time the salt industry thrived, with 30,000 tons of salt being exported in the early years. Most of the salt was exported to Brazil until its nationalization in 1887, Portuguese and French salt investors resumed salt production until 1984. In 1939 Italy started constructing an airport to receive flights from Europe and South America. Construction

552-493: Was discovered by António de Noli and Diogo Gomes in 1460. Until the end of the 16th century the only human activity on the island was breeding wild cattle. The island's first settlement, now known as Povoação Velha , was established in 1620 for its salt deposits, which were mainly exploited by the English. In 1820, after many pirate attacks, the population moved to Porto Inglês, later renamed Sal Rei , which had been founded at

576-476: Was halted and ceased around World War II . The Portuguese bought the airport from the Italians and finished it in 1949. Northeast of the airport, workers from São Nicolau Island settled in a village named Preguiça, now part of Espargos. Hurricane Fred struck the island of Sal in late summer 2015, causing damage to houses, tourist facilities and ships. The island is 29.7 km long and 11.8 km wide. Its area

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