Cova Figueira
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Cova Figueira is a city and a cove located approximately 20 km east of the island main city of São Filipe
in the island of Fogo
, Cape Verde
. Since 2005, it serves as the seat of Santa Catarina do Fogo Municipality. The town is situated in a cove area that are surrounded by rocks and is also in the slopey setting.
is situated to the northwest. The living standards are in the low range as well as its income, one time, there were no money until the late-20th century. The village is nearly over the island's middle class. Most of the population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, nearby Cova Figueira and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the mid to late-20th century. A part of the necessities comes from the island capital.The 10th largest city in Cape Verde.
São Filipe, Cape Verde
São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...
in the island of Fogo
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. Since 2005, it serves as the seat of Santa Catarina do Fogo Municipality. The town is situated in a cove area that are surrounded by rocks and is also in the slopey setting.
Nearest Places
- Figueira Pavão, southwest
- Estância Roque, northwest
- Tinteira, northeast
- Cova Matinho, northeast
Geography
The area around Cova Figueira contains farmlands within the city and the shoreline, the rest of the area are slopey and features grasslands and rocks, the mountain that includes Chã das CaldeirasChã das Caldeiras
Chã das Caldeiras is a small community of approximately 1,000 inhabitants, situated within the crater of the volcanic Pico do Fogo on the island of Fogo, one of nine inhabited islands comprising the West African nation of Cape Verde...
is situated to the northwest. The living standards are in the low range as well as its income, one time, there were no money until the late-20th century. The village is nearly over the island's middle class. Most of the population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, nearby Cova Figueira and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the mid to late-20th century. A part of the necessities comes from the island capital.The 10th largest city in Cape Verde.