List of buildings and structures in Fogo, Cape Verde

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This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde . The list is ordered by municipality and place. The village has one of the most number of prominent buildings, probably equal to Santo Antão's but the island is the second to have a prominent building in the archipelago built after 1500 when São Filipe was founded.

Fogo, Cape Verde island in Cape Verde

Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. Its population is 35,837 (2015), with an area of 476 km². It reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres above sea level at the summit of its active volcano, Pico do Fogo.

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Museu Municipal de Sao Filipe Sao Filipe-Musee municipal (4).jpg
Museu Municipal de São Filipe
Nossa Senhora da Conceicao (Our Lady of Conception) church, Sao Filipe Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceicao.jpg
Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of Conception) church, São Filipe
Nossa Senhora da Ajuda church, Mosteiros MostgeirosIgreja.jpg
Nossa Senhora da Ájuda church, Mosteiros

Mosteiros

Estádio Francisco José Rodrigues

Estádio Francisco José Rodrigues is a multi-use stadium in Mosteiros on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, as the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Cutelinho and Nô Pintcha dos Mosteiros, clubs based from other parts of the municipality also plays at the stadium including Grito Povo. The stadium holds 1,000 people and its ground is artificial grass with its size being 100 by 64 meters and the longest going nearly east-west with a 20 degree angle towards the north.. The stadium is are one of four operated by the Fogo Regional Football Association (ARFF), of which two are of the Premier Division.

Mosteiros Airport

Mosteiros Airport was a public use airfield near Mosteiros, in the northeastern part of the island Fogo, Cape Verde. The airfield operated at least since 1957 when Aero Clube de Cabo Verde opened a new air route to MTI/GVMT, with a Dove airplane which could transport 9 passengers. The airfield was closed at the end of the 1990s. Since then, the only airfield of Fogo is São Filipe Airport. Mosteiros Airport was located at the northwestern edge of the city of Mosteiros.

Fajãzinha, Cape Verde Settlement in Fogo, Cape Verde

Fajãzinha is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 3 km northwest of Mosteiros and 23 km northeast of the island capital São Filipe. Each year on May 13, the festival of Our Lady of Fatima is celebrated in the settlement.

Cha das Caldeiras' secondary school no longer exists after being largely ruined and covered in lava during the eruption in December 2014 Cha das Caldeiras-Ecole primaire (1).jpg
Cha das Caldeiras' secondary school no longer exists after being largely ruined and covered in lava during the eruption in December 2014
Two traditional funco style houses in Cha das Caldeiras, they housed the Viticultural and Community Tourism offices and another the Farmer's Association building, they were destroyed during the 2014 eruption, they may have become the most notable historic funco buildings in the area, they may have moved to newer locations today in Cha das Caldeiras Cha das Caldeiras-Maison traditionnelle (4).jpg
Two traditional funco style houses in Chã das Caldeiras, they housed the Viticultural and Community Tourism offices and another the Farmer's Association building, they were destroyed during the 2014 eruption, they may have become the most notable historic funco buildings in the area, they may have moved to newer locations today in Chã das Caldeiras

Santa Catarina do Fogo

Achada Furna Settlement in Fogo, Cape Verde

Achada Furna is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 15 km east of the island capital São Filipe. At the 2010 census its population was 495. Its elevation is about 870 meters. Nearby places include Cabeça Fundão to the north, Figueira Pavão to the east, Fonte Aleixo to the south and Monte Largo to the west.

Chã das Caldeiras Settlement in Fogo, Cape Verde

Chã das Caldeiras is a small community of approximately 700 inhabitants in the crater of the volcano Pico do Fogo on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. The village consists of two main parts: Portela and Bangaeira, founded in 1920 and 1917, respectively. At an elevation of about 1,700 meters, it is the highest village in Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo. The main organizing body in the village is the Associação dos Agricultores de Chã, which holds considerable sway over the local economy. Chã is the only area in Cape Verde that grows significant quantities of grapes and produces export-quality wines.

Fonte Aleixo Settlement in Fogo, Cape Verde

Fonte Aleixo is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 3 km south of Achada Furna and 16 km southeast of the island capital São Filipe. In 2010 its population was 401.

São Filipe

Estádio 5 de Julho building in Cape Verde

Estádio 5 de Julho is a multi-purpose stadium in São Filipe, Cape Verde just east of the city center known as Bila Baxo and is near Alto da Aguadinha. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 1,000 people. The stadium is named with the date of Cape Verdean independence.

Académica do Fogo

Associação Académica do Fogo is a football club that currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Cabo Verde and in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Fogo and plays in the stadium with a capacity of 1000. The logo and the uniform as well as other teams with the name Académica and Académico in Cape Verde is identical to Académica de Coimbra, it features the volcanic mountain on the right. The club name and the year of foundation are at the bottom. Académica do Fogo are one of the unrelegated clubs on the island which includes Vulcânicos and Botafogo.

The Banco Comercial do Atlântico is a Cape Verdean commercial bank. The headquarters of the company are located at Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. The bank has 34 branches spread over all 9 inhabited Cape Verdean islands.

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References

  1. "Ilha do Fogo - História dos sobrados" [Fogo Island - History of Sobrados] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2010-09-18.
  2. Airport information for GVSF (São Filipe Airport) at World Aerodata