Boa Entrada

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.

For the village on the island of São Tomé, see Boa Entrada, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Boa Entrada
Settlement
Coordinates: 15.115°N 23.670°W / 15.115; -23.670
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
MunicipalitySanta Catarina
Civil parishSanta Catarina
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total1,119
ID72111

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]

References
  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. "Kapok tree, Boa Entrada". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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