São Filipe, Administrative capital in Fogo Island, Cape Verde
São Filipe extends across the western part of Fogo Island, occupying 228 square kilometers with black sand beaches below its center.
The second oldest town in Cape Verde experienced economic shifts from cotton trade to wine and coffee production following the 1655 destruction by Flemish pirates.
The historic center Bila Baxo displays colonial architecture with decorated wooden balconies, including the Nossa Senhora da Conceição church constructed in 1849.
Transportation links include São Filipe Airport on the southeastern edge and Vale de Cavaleiros port, located 4 kilometers north of the center.
The municipality contains two civil parishes, São Lourenço and Nossa Senhora da Conceição, covering 49 percent of Fogo Island with 60 percent of its population.
Location: Sotavento Islands
Inception: 1991
Capital city: São Filipe
Elevation above the sea: 40 m
Shares border with: Mosteiros, Santa Catarina do Fogo
Website: http://cmsf.cv
GPS coordinates: 14.89511,-24.50044
Latest update: March 11, 2025 00:28
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Estádio da Várzea
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Pelourinho
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Mercado de Sucupira
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Fort Real de São Filipe
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Monumento de Diogo Gomes
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Pico da Antónia
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Fogo National Park
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Ilhéus Secos
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National Library of Cape Verde
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Farol de D. Maria Pia
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Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte
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Jardim Botânico
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Bordeira (Fogo)
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Estádio 5 de Julho
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Museu Municipal de São Filipe
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Monte Graciosa
92.4 km
Museu da Tabanka
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Ponta Preta Lighthouse
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Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse
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National Botanical Garden of Grandvaux Barbosa
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Rampa São Januário
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Estadio de São Lourenço
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Palacio da Cultura Ildo Lobo
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Assomada market
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Serra Malagueta Natural Park
93.4 km
Igreja do Nazareno, Assomada
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