Cidade Velha

Summary

Cidade Velha is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cidade Velha was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Cidade Velha is located in Ribeira Grande de Santiago^[4].
• Cidade Velha is in the country of Cape Verde^[5].
• Cidade Velha's image is recorded as Cidade Velha-Bord de mer (2).jpg^[6].
• Cidade Velha's instance of is recorded as town^[7].
• Cidade Velha's instance of is recorded as urban area^[8].
• Cidade Velha's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124469319^[9].
• Cidade Velha's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91010373^[10].
• Cidade Velha's Commons category is recorded as Cidade Velha^[11].
• +1462-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cidade Velha^[12].
• Cidade Velha's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.916666666667, 'lon': -23.604166666667}^[13].
• Cidade Velha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/058r7w^[14].
• Cidade Velha's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1310^[15].
• Cidade Velha's page banner is recorded as WV banner Cidade Velha Se Cathedral.jpg^[16].
• Cidade Velha's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2148'}^[17].
• Cidade Velha's WOEID is recorded as 1310724^[18].
• Cidade Velha's capital of is recorded as Ribeira Grande de Santiago^[19].
• Cidade Velha's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[20].
• Cidade Velha's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence^[21].
• Cidade Velha's GeoNames ID is recorded as 3374725^[22].
• Cidade Velha's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}^[23].
• Cidade Velha's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+209.1'}^[24].
• Cidade Velha's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1795.6'}^[25].
• Cidade Velha's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1313076^[26].
• Cidade Velha's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)^[27].

Body

Geography

Cidade Velha is in the country of Cape Verde^[5]. It is located in Ribeira Grande de Santiago^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+209.1'}^[24] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1795.6'}^[25]. Cidade Velha's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}^[23]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+2148'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[7] and urban area^[8]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[20] and Heritage of Portuguese Influence^[21].

History and Context

+1462-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cidade Velha^[12].

Why It Matters

Cidade Velha ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]