Chã de Igreja Txã de Igreja Txã de Igreja
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Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... :	Santo Antão
Municipality:	Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande is a municipality on the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. It covers one-third of the island and is home to two-thirds of the population....
Parish:	São Pedro Apóstolo
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	17.15817 N 25.16435 W
Area: -Total -Water -Rank	- km² km²-->
Distance from the island capital of Porto Novo -By Road -Direct:	about 80 km west 20 km NW
Altitude: Lowest: Centre: Highest	around 50 m around 60 m around 600 to 800 m
Postal code:	9xx-xxx
Area code:	-
Name of inhabitants:	-sing. -s pl.-->

Chã de Igreja (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC

ALUPEC

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...

 or ALUPEK: Txã de Igreja, nowadays rarely as Tchã de Igreja, São Vicente

São Vicente Crioulo language

São Vicente Creole is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the São Vicente Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Barlavento Creoles branch. This form of the Cape Verdean Creole has about 80,000 to 100,000 speakers primarily in the São Vicente island, but also in a...

  and the Santo Antão Crioulos: Tchã de Igreja) is a village in the northcentral part of the island of Santo Antão. The village is around 40 km WSW of Ribeira Grande

Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde

Ribeira Grande is a municipality on the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. It covers one-third of the island and is home to two-thirds of the population....

 and is linked with the road with Cruzinha and Ribeira Grande and the rest of the island, the steep mountains makes it difficult to access the Alto Mira and boats mainy does not use to that area.

Geography

The village is situated in the valley area of Ribeira da Garça

Ribeira da Garça

Ribeira da Garça is a ribeira that flows in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde...

 in which are surrounded by steep-cliff ravine. The mountains are located to the east and west, farmlands and groves dominates the valley and on the mountains, grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers the rest of the area and mainly near the stream and into the mountains.

Other information

The village is in the island's low class. Most of the houses are built with stone and concrete, several houses are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood. All of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common as well as fishing. Some farms are in the form of paddies and stone walls. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

See also

• List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde