Praia

Summary

Praia is a city^[1]. Praia ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,575 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Praia was a member of União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas^[3].
• Praia is located in Praia^[4].
• Praia is in the country of Cape Verde^[5].
• Praia is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Praia's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Praia's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Praia's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[9].
• Praia's official language is recorded as Cape Verdean Creole^[10].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Corvera de Asturias^[11].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bissau^[12].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[13].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Funchal^[14].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Faro^[15].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Macau^[16].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oeiras^[17].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio de Janeiro^[18].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria^[19].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jinan^[20].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boston^[21].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fortaleza^[22].
• Praia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Providence^[23].
• Praia's postal code is recorded as 7600^[24].
• Praia's Commons category is recorded as Praia (Cape Verde)^[25].
• Praia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−01:00^[26].
• Praia's local dialing code is recorded as 260^[27].

Body

Geography

Praia is in the country of Cape Verde^[5]. Praia is located in Praia^[4]. Praia is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Praia covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+102.6'}^[28]. Praia sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+127832'}^[30], {'amount': '+159050'}^[31], {'amount': '+151346'}^[32], and {'amount': '+61644'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and big city^[8]. Praia's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[34].

History and Context

1858 marks the founding of Praia^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Praia include Praia International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Cape Verde^[38], founded in 2005^[39].

Why It Matters

Praia ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,575 views/month).^[2] Praia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Praia is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Praia include Praia International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Cape Verde^[38], founded in 2005^[39].