Figueira Seco

Figueira Seco (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: "Figéra Seku" and the São Vicente Crioulo: "F'géra Seko") is a village in the east-southeastern part of the island of Maio. The village is around 20 km east of the island capital of Vila do Maio, only less than a kilometre east of the neighboring Figueira da Horta and nearly 3 km northwest of Ribeira Dom João.

Nearest places

*Figueira da Horta, west
*Ribeira Dom João, east-southeast

Geography

The village is located in the east-southeastern part of the island and is situated in a dry climate and it receives little precipitation annually. Farmlands are the island's most common and are mainly of cattle, groves and some fruits and vegetables and rarely some fruit productions and are around the area and into the hills, some foodstuffs are received from the northern and the southern parts of the nation as well as the island. The area are hilly except for the northeast and contains several mountains. Its soil color ranges from tan to red.

Other information

The village is in the island's low to mid class. Most of the houses are built with stone and concrete, several houses are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood, a few homes are made up of mud and brick. uchits population are farmers and are based in agriculture. The area received no income until the mid to late-20th century. 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 arrived in the late-20th century in the area as well as phone lines. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

Panorama

The area's panorama include the southern and the eastern parts of the island, the eastern half can see the Atlantic Ocean.

ee also

*List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde