Boa Entrada

Boa Entrada

Coordinates: 15°06′54″N 23°40′05″W / 15.115°N 23.668°W / 15.115; -23.668Coordinates: 15°06′54″N 23°40′05″W / 15.115°N 23.668°W / 15.115; -23.668
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago
Municipality	Santa Catarina
Civil parish	Santa Catarina
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	1,119

Boa Entrada is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km north of Assomada. The area is intensively cultivated, especially with sugarcane, with many mango trees.

Kapok tree

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] In 2005 it was reported that the tree had died and no longer supported the heron colony.^[3]

References

↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
↑ "Kapok tree, Boa Entrada". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
↑ Batty, Chris (2005). "Cape Verde Islands 24th February-7th March 2005". Bird Trip Reports. birdtours.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-13.

External links

A photo from Boa Entrada

The island of Santiago and the surrounding islands

Communities and settlements	Achada Fazenda Achada Leitão Achada Monte Achada Tenda Água de Gato Assomada Banana Boa Entrada Calheta de São Miguel Cancelo Chão Bom Cidade Velha Fazenda Figueira das Naus João Teves João Varela Montanha Palha Carga Pedra Badejo Picos (Achada Igreja) Porto Gouveia Porto Mosquito Praia Principal Ribeira da Barca Ribeira da Prata Rincão Rui Vaz Santa Ana São Domingos São Jorge dos Órgãos Tarrafal Trás os Montes

Municipalities	Praia Ribeira Grande de Santiago Santa Catarina Santa Cruz São Domingos São Lourenço dos Órgãos São Miguel São Salvador do Mundo Tarrafal

Parishes	Nossa Senhora da Graça Nossa Senhora da Luz Santa Catarina Santiago Maior Santíssimo Nome de Jesus Santo Amaro Abade São João Baptista São Lourenço dos Órgãos São Miguel Arcanjo São Nicolau Tolentino São Salvador do Mundo

Mountains	Monte Graciosa Pico da Antónia Serra da Malagueta

Streams	Ribeira da Barca Ribeira Grande de Santiago Ribeira da Prata Ribeira Principal Ribeira Seca

Points and promontories	Ponta Preta (Northern Santiago) Ponta Temerosa

Other geographic features	Farol de D. Maria Pia Barragem de Poilão Farol da Ponta Preta Salineiro Reservoir Saquinho Reservoir

Cape Verde Barlavento Santiago

Municipality of Santa Catarina

Communities and settlements	Assomada Boa Entrada Figueira das Naus Palha Carga Ribeira da Barca Rincão

Geographical features	Pico da Antónia

Landmarks and points of Interests	Museu da Tabanka Serra do Pico da Antónia Important Bird Area

Other	Os Amigos Desportivo de Assomada

Cape Verde Barlavento Santiago Santa Catarina

Important Bird Areas of Cape Verde

Central mountain range of Ilha de São Nicolau Coastal cliffs between Porto Mosquito and Baia do Inferno Fogo Volcanic Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu Raso Ilhéus Secos Ilhéu de Curral Velho and adjacent coast Kapok tree, Boa Entrada Mahoganies at Banana, Ribeira Montanha Pedra Badejo lagoons Ribeira do Rabil Serra do Pico da Antónia

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