São Nicolau

island of Cape Verde
Landform island Q492509
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Summary

São Nicolau is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • São Nicolau is in the country of Cape Verde[3].
  • São Nicolau is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[4].
  • São Nicolau's instance of is recorded as island[5].
  • São Nicolau's capital is recorded as Ribeira Brava Municipality[6].
  • São Nicolau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ovar[7].
  • São Nicolau is part of Barlavento Islands[8].
  • São Nicolau's Commons category is recorded as São Nicolau (Cape Verde)[9].
  • São Nicolau's highest point is recorded as Monte Gordo[10].
  • São Nicolau's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.615277777778, 'lon': -24.271111111111}[11].
  • São Nicolau's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Cape Verde[12].
  • São Nicolau's topic's main category is recorded as Category:São Nicolau, Cape Verde[13].
  • São Nicolau has a population of {'amount': '+12700'}[14].
  • São Nicolau's category for people born here is recorded as Q8082511[15].
  • São Nicolau's different from is recorded as São Nicolau, Cape Verde[16].
  • São Nicolau's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+20'}[17].
  • São Nicolau sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+304'}[18].
  • São Nicolau covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+343'}[19].
  • São Nicolau's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+45'}[20].
  • São Nicolau's history of topic is recorded as timeline of São Nicolau, Cape Verde[21].

Body

Geography

São Nicolau is in the country of Cape Verde[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[4]. It is part of Barlavento Islands[8].

Physical Characteristics

São Nicolau covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+343'}[19]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+304'}[18]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+20'}[17]. It has a population of {'amount': '+12700'}[14].

Designation and Status

São Nicolau's instance of is recorded as island[5].

Why It Matters

São Nicolau ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . anmp.pt. anmp.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . visit-caboverde.com. visit-caboverde.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). São Nicolau. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/s-o-nicolau
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+343'}
    Sitelink count → 37
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vogripa id → 2394
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Vogripa id: 2394, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/32834504|Sao Nicolau (#32834504)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/821|VOGRIPA]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+45'}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+304'}
    Located in/on physical feature → Cape Verde
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Island", "SaoNicolau"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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