São Jorge, Cape Verde
São Jorge | |
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Settlement | |
![]() ![]() São Jorge | |
Coordinates: 15°00′47″N 24°25′48″W / 15.013°N 24.430°WCoordinates: 15°00′47″N 24°25′48″W / 15.013°N 24.430°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | Fogo |
Municipality | São Filipe |
Civil parish | São Lourenço |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 635 |
São Jorge is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated near the coast, 15 km northeast of the island capital São Filipe.
Sights
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Beach Ponta da Salina.
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Beach Ponta da Salina.
Ponta da Salina is close to the village. It is a small natural harbour and a bay with basalt rock formations one of which looks like a natural arch. There are some natural swimming pools and a dark sand beach where swimming is possible if the sea is not too rough.[2] There is a sightworthy old cemetery, which is surrounded by a wall, close to the beach.[3] Most of the graves have very simple wooden crosses without any names.
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Reitmeier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.391. Bielefeld 2009.
- ↑ Lipps, Susanne: Kapverdische Inseln, p.256. Ostfildern 2009.
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