Monte Largo

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Monte Largo
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Settlement of Monte Largo
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Coordinates: 14°52′08″N24°23′01″W / 14.86896°N 24.38359°W / 14.86896; -24.38359 Coordinates: 14°52′08″N24°23′01″W / 14.86896°N 24.38359°W / 14.86896; -24.38359
Country Cape Verde
Island Fogo
Municipality São Filipe
Civil parish Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 274

Monte Largo is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 1.5 km northeast of Salto, 3 km southeast of Monte Grande, 3 km west of Achada Furna and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the island capital São Filipe. At the 2010 census its population was 274. Its elevation is about 800 meters.

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.

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

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

Salto, Cape Verde Settlement in Fogo, Cape Verde

Salto is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Monte Largo and12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of the island capital São Filipe. The village has a sightworthy church and some small shops, but no accommodation for tourists. Most of the inhabitants are farmers growing potatoes, vegetables and papayas. Several fields are irrigated using drip irrigation. Many fields were surrounded by stone walls to protect them against erosion.

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View of Monte Largo with the Crater of Pico do Fogo
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Town church
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Town school

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