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Lombo de Figueira

Coordinates: 17°05′57″N 25°04′02″W / 17.0991°N 25.0673°W / 17.0991; -25.0673
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Lombo de Figueira
Settlement
Lombo de Figueira is located in Cape Verde
Lombo de Figueira
Coordinates: 17°05′57″N 25°04′02″W / 17.0991°N 25.0673°W / 17.0991; -25.0673
CountryCape Verde
IslandSanto Antão
MunicipalityPorto Novo
Civil parishSão João Baptista
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total281
ID13110

Lombo de Figueira is a settlement in the eastcentral part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, part of the municipality of Porto Novo and the parish of São João Baptista. In 2010 its population was 281. It is situated about 9 km north of the island capital Porto Novo, on the national road from Porto Novo to Ribeira Grande (EN1-SA01). Subdivisions include Água das Caldeiras and Chã de Tampa. An endemic species of butterflies, Leptotes pirithous capverti, has been found in the area.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Libert, M.; Baliteau, L.; Baliteau, S. 2011: Deux nouveaux Lycaenidae du Cap-Vert (Lepidoptera). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 116(1): 63–67.