Capital city · Cape Verde · Africa
Praia
Praia · Cape Verde
City population
137,868
#1
in Cape Verde
#4,135
worldwide
14.932, -23.513
About Praia
Praia is the capital of Cape Verde, with a city population of 137,868. It is the 1st largest of the 4 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cape Verde, and the 4,135th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Praia
Capital
National capital
Elevation
0 m
Time zone
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Coordinates
14.932, -23.513
Record updated
2026-07-01
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.
Nearby Cities
All 4 in Cape VerdeClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.