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Settlement in Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Fundo das Figueiras
Settlement
Church of Saint John BaptistChurch of Saint John Baptist
Fundo das Figueiras is located in Cape VerdeFundo das FigueirasFundo das Figueiras
Coordinates: 16°08′20″N 22°43′30″W / 16.139°N 22.725°W / 16.139; -22.725
CountryCape Verde
IslandBoa Vista
MunicipalityBoa Vista
Civil parishSão João Baptista
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Population
 • Total241
Postal code5129
ID51102
Welcome sign at Fundo das Figueiras

Fundo das Figueiras is a village in the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista. The village is around 21 km east of the island capital of Sal Rei. It is the seat of the civil parish of São João Baptista. 2 km to the south is the village Cabeça dos Tarrafes and 8 km southeast is Ponta Meringuel, the easternmost point in Cape Verde.

The village has a church of Saint John Baptist (São João Baptista). Since 2008, an NGO has been active protecting turtle egg laying sites on the Porto Ferreira beach, east of Fundo das Figueiras.

See also

References

  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. Cape Verde Islands pocket guide, Emma Gregg, Berlitz, 2009.
  3. "Turtle Foundation". Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
The island of Boa Vista
Santa Isabel Boa Vista, Cape Verde
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