Fontainhas
Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, two km southwest of Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo.
- Type: Village with 118 residents
- Description: village in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Fontainhas (Cabo Verde)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Estádio João Serra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ponta do Sol and Coculi.
Ponta do Sol
Town
Coculi
Town
Figueiral
Locality
Figueiral is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Figueiral is situated 3½ km south of Fontainhas.
Fontainhas
- Category: locality
- Location: Ribeira Grande Municipality, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
17.18801° or 17° 11′ 17″ north
Longitude
-25.1041° or 25° 6′ 15″ west
Population
118
Elevation
251 metres (823 feet)
Open location code
799P5VQW+69
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Fontainhas” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fontainhas”
- Cebuano: “Ponta das Formiguinhas”
- Dutch: “Fontainhas”
- French: “Fontainhas”
- Portuguese: “Fontainhas (Santo Antão)”
- Portuguese: “Fontainhas”
- Romanian: “Fontainhas”
- Spanish: “Fontainhas”
- Swedish: “Ponta das Formiguinhas”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Corvo and Formiguinhas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Miradouro para as Fontainhas and Jewish graveyard.
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