Relva, Cape Verde
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#d3d3d3"|Relva
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| Island
: || Fogo
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| Municipality: || Santa Catarina do Fogo
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 40 km east
of São Filipe
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#d3d3d3"|Relva
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| Island
: || Fogo
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| Municipality: || Santa Catarina do Fogo
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 40 km east
of São Filipe
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#d3d3d3"|Relva
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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| Island
: || Fogo
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| Municipality: || Santa Catarina do Fogo
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 40 km east
of São Filipe
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| Altitude:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest ||
about 200 m
Pico do Fogo
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Relva (also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC
or ALUPEK and Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo)), is a village located approximately 40 km east of the island capital of Sao Filipe
, southeast of Mosteiros
and north of Cova Figueira
in the island of Fogo
, Cape Verde
. Relva is linked with a branch of the road encircling the island.
is to the west. Grasslands, rocks and ledges and bushes are sporadically founded in its valleys and its coastline with the Atlantic Ocean
which is to the east. The living standards are in the low range as well as its income, one time, there were no money until the late-20th century. The village is in the island's low class. Every house is built with mud-brick and stone. All of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the mid to late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#d3d3d3"|Relva
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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...
: || Fogo
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
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| Municipality: || Santa Catarina do Fogo
Santa Catarina do Fogo
Santa Catarina do Fogo is a municipality on the island of Fogo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Cova Figueira.-Parishes:The municipality includes only one parish:*Santa Catarina do Fogo-History:...
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 40 km east
of São Filipe
São Filipe, Cape Verde
São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...
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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...
: || Fogo
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
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| Municipality: || Santa Catarina do Fogo
Santa Catarina do Fogo
Santa Catarina do Fogo is a municipality on the island of Fogo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Cova Figueira.-Parishes:The municipality includes only one parish:*Santa Catarina do Fogo-History:...
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 40 km east
of São Filipe
São Filipe, Cape Verde
São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...
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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...
: || Fogo
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
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| Municipality: || Santa Catarina do Fogo
Santa Catarina do Fogo
Santa Catarina do Fogo is a municipality on the island of Fogo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Cova Figueira.-Parishes:The municipality includes only one parish:*Santa Catarina do Fogo-History:...
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 40 km east
of São Filipe
São Filipe, Cape Verde
São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...
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| Altitude:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest ||
about 200 m
Pico do Fogo
Mount Fogo
Pico do Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde, rising to above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano lying on the island of Fogo. The main cone last erupted in 1675, causing mass emigration from the island, while a subsidiary vent erupted in 1995...
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Relva (also in 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 and Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo)), is a village located approximately 40 km east of the island capital of Sao Filipe
São Filipe, Cape Verde
São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...
, southeast of Mosteiros
Mosteiros, Cape Verde
Mosteiros is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 9,449. The seat of the municipality is Vila dos Mosteiros....
and north of Cova Figueira
Cova Figueira
Cova Figueira , is a city and a cove located approximately 20 km east of the island main city of São Filipe in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. Since 2005, it serves as the seat of Santa Catarina do Fogo Municipality...
in the island of Fogo
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. Relva is linked with a branch of the road encircling the island.
Geography
The area around Relva contains farmlands that partly extends up to 100 to 400 m above sea level, the Chã das CaldeirasChã das Caldeiras
Chã das Caldeiras is a small community of approximately 1,000 inhabitants, situated within the crater of the volcanic Pico do Fogo on the island of Fogo, one of nine inhabited islands comprising the West African nation of Cape Verde...
is to the west. Grasslands, rocks and ledges and bushes are sporadically founded in its valleys and its coastline with the 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...
which is to the east. The living standards are in the low range as well as its income, one time, there were no money until the late-20th century. The village is in the island's low class. Every house is built with mud-brick and stone. All of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the mid to late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.