Cruzinha
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Kruzinha
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| Island
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
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Kruzinha
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| Island
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
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Kruzinha
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| Island
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
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| Altitude:
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Atlantic Ocean
about 25 m
southern part
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Cruzinha (Capeverdean Crioulo, (written in ALUPEC
): Kruzinha).
. Farmlands are in the hills and around the villages. A large islet lies to the northeast and is connected to the island by around 3 to 5 m The islet area is around 1 ha. Rural roads connect the farmlands, the beaches and a small plain in the west.
The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves dominate the village areas, grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers the rest of the area as well as cattle areas. The mountain cliffs lies to the south and is known as the Ribeira da Garça
. A small plain is situated to the west side. Cliffs and steep and treacherous ledges dominate the valley area.
The village is in the island's low class. Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest 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. 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.
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Kruzinha
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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
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Porto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population...
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Kruzinha
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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
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Porto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population...
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Kruzinha
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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
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Porto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population...
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Lowest:
Centre:
Highest ||
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
about 25 m
southern part
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Cruzinha (Capeverdean Crioulo, (written in 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 :...
): Kruzinha).
Geography and Information
Cruzinha are situated in an ocean setting and are surrounded by cliffs which includes the village. The shoreline area has a beach in the west and the east, one of them named ZaranhaZaranha
Zaranha is a point beach covering the northern coastline of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. Its total length is approximately 5 km and it extends from halfway between Alto Mira and Cruzinha up to the village of Cruzinha by the Ribeira da Garça...
. Farmlands are in the hills and around the villages. A large islet lies to the northeast and is connected to the island by around 3 to 5 m The islet area is around 1 ha. Rural roads connect the farmlands, the beaches and a small plain in the west.
The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves dominate the village areas, grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers the rest of the area as well as cattle areas. The mountain cliffs lies to the south and is known as the 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...
. A small plain is situated to the west side. Cliffs and steep and treacherous ledges dominate the valley area.
The village is in the island's low class. Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest 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. 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.
External links
- http://www.cruzinha.org/ Cruzinha.org - Humanity Project ]
- Photos of Cruzinha at ecaboverde.com - in the most spoken languages in the world including EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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