Figueira
Figueira is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Maio. It consists of the villages Figueira da Horta and Figueira Seca. Figueira is 7 km east of the island capital Porto Inglês.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 529 residents
- Description: settlement in Maio, Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Figueira da Horta”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barreiro and Ribeira Dom João.
Barreiro
Village
Barreiro is a town in the southern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. It is around 5 km east of the island capital Porto Inglês. At the 2010 census, its population was 535. Barreiro is situated 3 km south of Figueira.
Ribeira Dom João
Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ribeira Dom João is a settlement in the southeast of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It lies near the coast, 4 km east of Barreiro and 10 km east of Porto Inglês. As of the 2010 census, its population was 203. Ribeira Dom João is situated 3½ km southeast of Figueira.
Vila do Maio
Town
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Inglês is a city in the southwestern part of the island of Maio in southeastern Cape Verde. It is the main urban settlement of the island, and also seat of the Maio Municipality. Vila do Maio is situated 7 km west of Figueira.
Figueira
- Category: locality
- Location: Maio Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
15.16013° or 15° 9′ 37″ northLongitude
-23.15153° or 23° 9′ 6″ westPopulation
529Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
797R5R6X+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 1951662284OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3374634Wikidata ID
Q5447976
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Figueira” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Figueira”
- Catalan: “Figueira da Horta”
- French: “Figueira da Horta”
- German: “Figueira da Horta”
- German: “Figueira da Seca”
- German: “Figueira”
- Japanese: “フィゲイラ・ダ・オルタ”
- Portuguese: “Figueira da Horta”
- Spanish: “Figueira (Cabo Verde)”
- Spanish: “Figueira de Horta”
- Spanish: “Figueira Horta”
- Spanish: “Figueira”
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