Janela (Portuguese for "window") is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of
Santo Antão,
Cape Verde. It is situated on the
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
coast, 4 km southeast of
Pombas and 14 km northeast of the island capital
Porto Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of G ...
The central village, Pontinha, lies on a rocky peninsula. More villages are situated in the valley of the river
Ribeira da Janela. The national road from Porto Novo to Pombas (EN1-SA03) passes through Janela.
The easternmost point of Santo Antão, Ponta Salina,
[Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26 lies 4 km southeast of Pontinha. 2 km east of the village is the headland Ponta do Tumbo with the lighthouse
Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo.
See also
*
List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde:
Boa Vista
* Bofarreira
* Cabeça dos Tarrafes
* Curral Velho - abandoned settlement
* Espingueira - abandoned settlement
* Estância de Baixo
* Fundo das Figueiras
* João Ga ...
References
External links
Photos of Janela and its valley at ecaboverde.com
{{Subdivisions of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Villages and settlements in Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Paul, Cape Verde
Populated coastal places in Cape Verde