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]
Lombo de Figueira | |
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 17°05′57″N 25°04′02″W / 17.0991°N 25.0673°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santo Antão |
| Municipality | Porto Novo |
| Civil parish | São João Baptista |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 281 |
| ID | 13110 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ 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.