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Mindelo
Sao Vicente · Cape Verde
City population
69,013
#2
in Cape Verde
#8,335
worldwide
About Mindelo
Mindelo is a city in Sao Vicente, Cape Verde with a population of 69,013. It is the 2nd largest of the 4 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cape Verde, and the 8,335th largest worldwide. It lies 268 km from Praia.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sao Vicente
Coordinates
16.890, -24.980
Record updated
24 June 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 4 in Cape VerdeClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.