Boa Entrada
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Boa Entrada | |
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 15°06′54″N 23°40′12″W / 15.115°N 23.670°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santiago |
| Municipality | Santa Catarina |
| Civil parish | Santa Catarina |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,119 |
| ID | 72111 |
Boa Entrada is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 1,119. It is situated 2 km north of Assomada city centre. The area is intensively cultivated, especially with sugarcane and mango trees.
Kapok tree
[edit]There is a very large kapok tree near the village of Boa Entrada, standing at the bottom of a valley, 400 m above sea level. It is the largest tree on Santiago and, probably, in the whole of the Republic of Cape Verde. The kapok tree is about 25 m high and was identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a colony of purple herons.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Kapok tree, Boa Entrada". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.