Fundo das Figueiras | |
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Settlement | |
 Church of Saint John Baptist | |
  Fundo das Figueiras | |
| Coordinates:16°08′20″N22°43′30″W / 16.139°N 22.725°W /16.139; -22.725 | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Boa Vista |
| Municipality | Boa Vista |
| Civil parish | São João Baptista |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 241 |
| Postal code | 5129 |
| ID | 51102 |
Fundo das Figueiras is a village in the eastern part of the island ofBoa Vista. The village is around 21 km east of the island capital ofSal Rei. It is the seat of the civil parish ofSão João Baptista. 2 km to the south is the villageCabeça dos Tarrafes and 8 km southeast isPonta Meringuel, the easternmost point in Cape Verde.
The village has a church of Saint John Baptist (São João Baptista).[2] Since 2008, an NGO has been active protecting turtle egg laying sites on the Porto Ferreira beach, east of Fundo das Figueiras.[3]
The island ofBoa Vista | ||
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| São João Baptista | ||
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