São Jorge dos Órgãos

São Jorge dos Órgãos
Coordinates: 15°03′00″N 23°36′40″W / 15.050°N 23.611°W / 15.050; -23.611Coordinates: 15°03′00″N 23°36′40″W / 15.050°N 23.611°W / 15.050; -23.611
Country Cape Verde
Island Santiago
Municipality São Lourenço dos Órgãos
Civil parish São Lourenço dos Órgãos
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 6

São Jorge dos Órgãos is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 4 km southeast of Picos. It is part of the São Lourenço dos Órgãos municipality.

It is home to the Jardim Botânico (Botanical Garden), the only one in Cape Verde.[2] There is also an experimental station of the Instituto Nacional de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário, an agricultural research institute funded by the Department of Rural Development.[3]

References

  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
  2. Jardim Botânico de Cabo Verde
  3. Ministério do Desenvolvimento Rural


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