Queimada, Cape Verde

Queimada (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: "Kemada", São Vicente Crioulo: "Quemada" or "Queimada") is village in the northwestcentral part of the island of São Nicolau. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava.

Geography

Queimada features farmlands in the valley areas and rarely in its slopes. The mountains covers the area and are mainly grasslands with a few trees.

Information

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 area is in the island's low class. A part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications, appliances and street lights are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

Panorama

Its panorama offers a view of the northern part of the island.

External links

*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=16.633&longitude=-24.31667&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=16.633&lons1=-24.31667&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=16.633,24.31667 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=16.633&lon=-24.31667&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=16.633,-24.31667&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=16.633|-24.31667&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|16|38|0|N|24|19|0|W|type:city_region:CV

ee also

*List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde