Cova Figueira
Cova Figueira | |
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Settlement | |
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| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Fogo |
| Municipality | Santa Catarina do Fogo |
| Civil parish | Santa Catarina do Fogo |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,230 |
| ID | 83103 |
Cova Figueira is a city in the southeastern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 22 km east of the island capital São Filipe. Since 2005, it serves as the seat of Santa Catarina do Fogo Municipality.
Once a town, the town was elevated to a city in 2010, the most recent in Cape Verde[2]
Sport club
- Desportivo de Cova Figueira - a football/soccer team currently playing in the Fogo Island Second Division
See also
References
- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ Elevation of Cova Figueira Into a City, law 77/VII/2010, published in B. O., no. 32, Series I August 23, 2010 Template:Pt icon
Sources
- Michel Lesourd, Cova Figueira in Le Cap-Vert (2006), p. 141, Jaguar Editions, Paris ISBN 978-2-86950-408-0
External links
- Municipality of Santa Catarina, Fogo Island, Director of Municipal Planning, Characterizations and Diagnostics, March 2010, 120 pages
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