Palmarejo
in Praia, Cape VerdeCategory: Attraction
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Palmarejo is a subdivision in the southwest of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde just east of the Plateau which is the city center. The size is very small, its length is 560 meters and its width ranges from 100 meters in the south to 360 meters in the middle. Its approximate size is 210 hectares.Bordering neighborhoods include Terra Branca and Tira Chapéu in the northeast, Achada de Santo António in the east, Quebra Canela in the southeast, Praia de Cova Figueira in the southwest, Cidadela in the west, Palmarejo Grande in the southwest and Bela Vista to the north. The eastern boundary follows within the stream and runs north-south, the southwesternmost boundary also runs north-south. The boundary line is nearly 8 km long.
The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean, the elevation for the old section is 20 meters and the new section is 55 meters, 48 meters at the route, 63-66 meters in the industrial portion and about 65 meters at the neighborhood of Monte Vermelho, the highest point is Monte Vermelho elevating 197 meters, one of the city's highest point.
