Figueira de São João
Figueira de São João is a locality in Sao Joao Baptista, Porto Novo Municipality. Figueira de São João is situated nearby to the locality Ribeira dos Bodes, as well as near the hamlet Lombo João de Bento.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santo Antão.
Santo Antão
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santo Antão is the second biggest of the Cape Verde islands and very different from its barren neighbor, São Vicente, you'll be using as its gateway. Santo Antão is the most northern and the most western island of the archipelago, with the area of 779 km², maximum length of 43 km and maximum width of 24 km.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lagoa and Ribeira da Cruz.
Lagoa
Village
Lagoa is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 358. It is situated at about 1,200 m elevation on the eastern plateau of Santo Antão, 11 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. Lagoa is situated 7 km northeast of Figueira de São João.
Ribeira da Cruz
Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ribeira da Cruz is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. Situated 22 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo, it is part of the parish of Santo André, in the municipality of Porto Novo. Ribeira da Cruz is situated 8 km northwest of Figueira de São João.
Ribeira Alta
Hamlet
Ribeira Alta is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated in a mountain valley near the north coast, 19 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. Ribeira Alta is situated 10 km north of Figueira de São João.
Figueira de São João
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “FigueiradeSaoJoao”
- Location: Sao Joao Baptista, Porto Novo Municipality, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
17.05626° or 17° 3′ 23″ northLongitude
-25.19072° or 25° 11′ 27″ westElevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)Open location code
799P3R45+GPGeoNames ID
13162718
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In Other Languages
“Figueira de São João” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Figueira de São João”
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