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This municipality, although named after one of the two larger
settlements encompassed in its territory, has its seat in the other. The
towns in question are respectively Ponta do Sol and Ribeira Grande, the
former being the northernmost point of the whole country.
António Martins, 18 Apr 2016
This thus named is on Santo Antão Island;
not to be confused with Municipality of Ribeira
Grande de Santiago, on Santiago Island.
António Martins, 19 Apr 2016
This
November
2008 photo in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão isl., Cabo Verde shows the
town hall of the Municipality of Ribeira Grande. Hoisted on three poles on
its pediment, the national flag on the central
(highest) pole, the Portuguese national flag at its
right side on a lower pole (probably a protocol faux pas; the
presence of this flag might be due to some kind of official visit), and at
the left what seems to be the municipal flag:
It seems to be a white over blue horizontal bicolor, and not quartered
or plain as other caboverdean municipal flags reported
before, but the photo might be misleading. I could not find other
photos of this flag, only the emblem used standalong, as in
this
2014 concert sponsored by the municipality.
António Martins, 18 Apr 2016
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image by António Martins, Nov 2025
The logo/emblem/coat-of-arms depicts a three-peak island profile over
the sea and under a big sun, apparently canting for Ponta do Sol (meaning
"headland of the sun") and not for the municipal
namesake Ribeira Grande (meaning "big creek"). (See
smallish
logo image at the official website.)
António Martins, 18 Apr 2016
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