São João Baptista (Boa Vista)

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São João Baptista
Civil parish
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São João Baptista
Coordinates: 16°08′N22°44′W / 16.14°N 22.73°W / 16.14; -22.73 Coordinates: 16°08′N22°44′W / 16.14°N 22.73°W / 16.14; -22.73
Country Cape Verde
Island Boa Vista
Municipality Boa Vista
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 639

São João Baptista (Portuguese meaning Saint John the Baptist) is a freguesia (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista. It is named after the church located in Fundo das Figueiras.

Portuguese language Romance language that originated in Portugal

Portuguese is a Western Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, and São Tomé and Príncipe. It also has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau in China. As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese and Portuguese creole speakers are also found in Goa, Daman and Diu in India; in Batticaloa on the east coast of Sri Lanka; in the Indonesian island of Flores; in the Malacca state of Malaysia; and the ABC islands in the Caribbean where Papiamento is spoken, while Cape Verdean Creole is the most widely spoken Portuguese-based Creole. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation may be referred to as "Lusophone" in both English and Portuguese.

Cape Verde Country comprising ten islands off the Northwest coast of Africa

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Boa Vista, Cape Verde Cape Verde island

Boa Vista, also written as Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At 631.1 km2 (243.7 sq mi), it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago.

Subdivisions

The freguesia consists of the following settlements:

Cabeça dos Tarrafes Settlement in Boa Vista, Cape Verde

Cabeça dos Tarrafes is a village in the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. The village is located about 2 km south of Fundo das Figueiras and 21 km southeast of the island capital of Sal Rei. It is one of the easternmost communities in Cape Verde.

Fundo das Figueiras Settlement in Boa Vista, Cape Verde

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.

João Galego Settlement in Boa Vista, Cape Verde

João Galego is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Its population was 346 at the 2010 census. The village is around 2 km northwest of Fundo das Figueiras and 19 km east of the island capital of Sal Rei.

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Praia das Gatas

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