Lomba de Santo - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Lonba di Santu
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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...

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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...

Island

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Porto Novo

Porto Novo, Cape Verde

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Porto Novo

Porto Novo, Cape Verde

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Lomba de Santo (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: Lonba di Santu, Santo Antão Crioulo: Lomba de Santo, São Vicente Crioulo

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...

: Lomba d' Sant') is a village in the island of Santo Antão.

Geography and Information

The mountains dominate the area around the village, farmlands groves dominate the village areas and are located in slopey surfaces, grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers the rest of the area. The mountain cliffs lies around the area. Palm trees are sporadically founded in the valley area. Cliffs and steep and treacherous ledges dominate the edges of its valley areas. Forests dominate the higher elevations and barren land at its highest points.

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.

Geography and Information

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