- Campanas
Campanas (
Capeverdean Crioulo ,ALUPEC orALUPEK : "Kanpanas", Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo): "Kampanas"), is a village located approximately 15 to 20 km east northeast of the island capital of Sao Filipe in the island of Fogo,Cape Verde . Campanas is linked with another road linking to Coxo as well as the rest of the island capital and rarely connects with Mosteiros to the northeast.Nearest Places
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Ribeira Ilhéu , northwest
*Salto, northGeography
The area around Campanas contains farmlands that partly extends up to 300 to 600 m above sea level or the Atlantic, the
Chã das Caldeiras is to the east and features grasslands, rocks and ledges and bushes. 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 are 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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