Rui Vaz
| Rui Vaz | |
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Village of Rui Vaz | |
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| Coordinates: 15°02′02″N 23°36′00″W / 15.034°N 23.600°WCoordinates: 15°02′02″N 23°36′00″W / 15.034°N 23.600°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santiago |
| Municipality | São Domingos |
| Civil parish | São Nicolau Tolentino |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,078 |
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Rui Vaz is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its 2010 population was 1,078. It is situated at about 800 m elevation, 4 km west of São Domingos in the municipality's and parish's northwest end. It is connected with the road (EN3-ST07) connecting Cidade Velha in Ribeira Grande de Santiago and the middle and the north of the island, a few kilometers to the east is the Praia-Assomada Route.
Rui Vaz has its own hotel named Quinta da Montanha.
The Capeverdean musician Silva Rosa is from Rui Vaz.
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
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