Reguinho Fiúra
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Reguinho Fiúra
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| Island
: || Sal
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| Municipality: || Sal
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 7 km north of
Espargos
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Reguinho Fiúra
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| Island
: || Sal
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| Municipality: || Sal
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 7 km north of
Espargos
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#d3d3d3"|'Riginhu Fiúra'
Reguinho Fiúra
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| Island
: || Sal
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| Municipality: || Sal
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 7 km north of
Espargos||
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| Altitude:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest ||
Atlantic Ocean
about 5 m
around 150 to 200 m
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Reguinho Fiúra (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC
or ALUPEK: Riginhu Fiúra, also in the Sal Crioulo) is a remote village in the northern part of the island of Sal
. The area overlooks Ponta Norte, the island's northernmost point, and features a lighthouse. The village is about 7 km north of Espargos and has a remote road linking to the island capital as well as to other villages on the island.
coastline.
Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and some houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. The population are entirely miners and manufacturers. Electricity is partially available in the area as well as phone lines.
can be seen to the south and another mountain to the west.
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Reguinho Fiúra
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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
: || Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Municipality: || Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 7 km north of
Espargos
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Reguinho Fiúra
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
: || Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Municipality: || Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 7 km north of
Espargos
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Reguinho Fiúra
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| Island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
: || Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Municipality: || Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
|---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Distance from the island capital: || about 7 km north of
Espargos||
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| Altitude:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest ||
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
about 5 m
around 150 to 200 m
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Reguinho Fiúra (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC
ALUPEC
The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...
or ALUPEK: Riginhu Fiúra, also in the Sal Crioulo) is a remote village in the northern part of the island of Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
. The area overlooks Ponta Norte, the island's northernmost point, and features a lighthouse. The village is about 7 km north of Espargos and has a remote road linking to the island capital as well as to other villages on the island.
Geography and Information
Desert sands and vegetation dominate the area around the village. The area has only one mountain range and that is in the west. The rest of the area is desert with a few bushes and rocks. The beaches are by the AtlanticAtlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
coastline.
Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and some houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. The population are entirely miners and manufacturers. Electricity is partially available in the area as well as phone lines.
Panorama
From the village Monte GrandeMonte Grande (Sal), Cape Verde
Monte Grande is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde.-Geography and Information:...
can be seen to the south and another mountain to the west.