Atalaia is a settlement in the northern part of the island of
Fogo,
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. Its population was 700 in 2010. It is situated near the coast, 6 km west of
Mosteiros and 19 km northeast of the island capital
São Filipe. The municipal boundary with
São Filipe is to the west. Nearby settlements area
Ribeira Ilhéu to the east and
Campanas Baixo to the west. The festival of Saint John (''São João'') is celebrated every June 24.
Festivals of the Mosteiros Municipality
See also
*List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde:
Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality), Boa Vista
* Bofarreira
* Cabeça dos Tarrafes
* Curral Velho, Cape Verde, Curral Velho - abandoned settlement
* Espingueira - Abandoned Settl ...
References
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Villages and settlements in Fogo, Cape Verde
Mosteiros, Cape Verde