Ponta Verde, Cape Verde

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Ponta Verde
Punta Verdi or Berdi
Statistics
Island: Fogo
Municipality: São Filipe
Distance from the island capital: about 12 km north
of São Filipe


Altitude:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest

Atlantic Ocean
about 100 m
Chã das Caldeiras (about 2,000 m)

Ponta Verdi (Portuguese meaning "Green Point" Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Punta Verdi or -Berdi, Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo): Ponta Verdi), is a village located approximately 12 km east north of the island capital of Sao Filipe and southwest of Mosteiros in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. Ponta Verde is linked with another road encircling the island and another rural road with Santo António.

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The area around Ponta Verde contains farmlands that partly extends up to 200 to 500 m above sea level, the Chã das Caldeiras is to the southeast. Grasslands, rocks and ledges and bushes are sporadically founded in its valleys and its coastline with the Atlantic Ocean which is 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 in the island's low class. Every house are built with mud-brick and stone. All of its 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, 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.

The Island of Fogo
Towns, villages and settlements
Achada Furna | Achada Grande | Atalaia | Bangaeira | Cabeça Fundão | Campanas | Chã das Caldeiras | Cova Figueira | Coxo | Curral Grande | Estancía Roque | Fajãzinha | Figueira Pavão | Fonsaco | Fonte Aleixo | Furna | Galinheiros | Lomba | Miguel Gonçalves | Monte Grande | Mosteiros | Patim | Ponta Verde | Relva | Ribeira Ilhéu | Salto | Santo António | São Filipe | São Jorge | São Lourenço | Vicente Dias
Mountains:
Chã das Caldeiras | Mount Fogo
Municipalities:
Mosteiros | Santa Catarina | São Filipe
Parishes:
Nossa Senhora da Ajuda | Nossa Senhora da Conceição | Santa Catarina | São Lourenço
Cape Verde | Barlavento | Fogo

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