Murdeira
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Murdeira is a village in the southcentral part of the island of Sal
. The village is about 8 km south of Espargos and around 9 km north of Santa Maria
. Murdeira is in the middle of the island's major highway linking Santa Maria and Espargos and is the only highway.
Desert sands dominates the area around the village with hills to the northeast, vegetation are within the villages and the coastline. Farmlands are mainly composes of cattle and livestock as well as tropical fruits and rare vegetation, other fruits and vegetables and wheat are exported from other parts of Cape Verde that has a wetter climate since farm size is very small.
The village is in the island's middle class class. Nearly half of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and now more houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. Until the 1980s, all of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture, the arrival tourism brought tourism as its main industry and has been growing and is becoming the main industry of the village. 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 mid to late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
. The village is about 8 km south of Espargos and around 9 km north of Santa Maria
Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Santa Maria is a fishing city situated in the southern part of the island municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city is the third largest in Cape Verde and is one of the few that it is larger than the municipal capital...
. Murdeira is in the middle of the island's major highway linking Santa Maria and Espargos and is the only highway.
Nearest places
- Espargos, north
- Santa MariaSanta Maria, Cape VerdeSanta Maria is a fishing city situated in the southern part of the island municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city is the third largest in Cape Verde and is one of the few that it is larger than the municipal capital...
, south
Geography and Information
Murdeira is famous for its tourism. The population has been dramatically growing with many people buying houses, in the area especially from other parts of Cape Verde. Hotels and restaurants also saw growth and will continue to expand.Desert sands dominates the area around the village with hills to the northeast, vegetation are within the villages and the coastline. Farmlands are mainly composes of cattle and livestock as well as tropical fruits and rare vegetation, other fruits and vegetables and wheat are exported from other parts of Cape Verde that has a wetter climate since farm size is very small.
The village is in the island's middle class class. Nearly half of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and now more houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. Until the 1980s, all of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture, the arrival tourism brought tourism as its main industry and has been growing and is becoming the main industry of the village. 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 mid to late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.