São Jorge
Settlement
São Jorge is located in Cape Verde
São Jorge
São Jorge
Coordinates: 15°00′47″N 24°25′48″W / 15.013°N 24.430°W / 15.013; -24.430
CountryCape Verde
IslandFogo
MunicipalitySão Filipe
Civil parishSão Lourenço
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total635
ID82111

São Jorge is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated near the coast, 2 km west of Campanas Baixo, 2 km northeast of Galinheiro and 15 km northeast of the island capital São Filipe.

Sights

Beach Ponta da Salina.
Beach Ponta da Salina.

Ponta da Salina is a headland close to the village. There is a small natural harbour and a bay with basalt rock formations, one of which looks like a natural arch. There are some natural swimming pools and a dark sand beach where swimming is possible if the sea is not too rough.[2] There is a sightworthy old cemetery, which is surrounded by a wall, close to the beach.[3] Most of the graves have very simple wooden crosses without any names.

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Reitmaier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.391. Bielefeld 2009.
  3. ↑ Lipps, Susanne: Kapverdische Inseln, p.256. Ostfildern 2009.
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