Pico da Cruz is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão,

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 ...

. In 2010 its population was 138. It is situated 6 km southwest of Pombas and 10 km northeast of the island capital

Porto Novo , , ; ; ; also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people. In 1863, following British bombardment, Porto-Novo accepted French ...

. Its elevation is about 1,400 meters. The village is named after the nearby mountain Pico da Cruz. It lies in the

Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park, in the east of the island of Santo Antão, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde.

.Consultoria em Gestão de Recursos Naturais
Isildo Gomes, p. 17-30

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