João Teves

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João Teves

Elevation262 m

WeatherAvg high 79.6°F

Coordinates15.07°, -23.59°

Demographic figures from INE Cabo Verde. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

João Teves is a city in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 19 km northwest of the capital Praia, on the national road from Praia to Assomada (EN1-ST01). It is the seat of São Lourenço dos Órgãos municipality. A source river of the Ribeira Seca flows through the town.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

S

Suzanna Lubrano

Dutch singer

A

Adysângela Moniz

Cape Verdean Olympic judoka

Arlindo Gomes Furtado

Cape Verdean Catholic cardinal (born 1949)

G

Gégé

Cape Verdean association football player

Djaniny Tavares

Cape Verdean association football player

M

Manuel Veiga

Cape Verdean writer and linguist

O

Orlanda Amarílis

Cape Verdean writer (1924–2014)

Toni Varela

footballer

I

Izé Teixeira

musical artist

Mo'Kalamity

French singer-songwriter

W

Wania Monteiro

Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast

S

Simplício Rodrigues de Sá

Portuguese painter (1785-1839)

T

Tomé Varela da Silva

Cape Verdean anthropologist

V

Víctor Borges

Cape Verdean politician

K

Kaoberdiano Dambará

D

Danielson Gomes Monteiro

Cape Verdean association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in São Lourenço dos Órgãos

• São Jorge dos Órgãos
  1.2 mi away
• Curry
  2806.9 mi away
• Aclare
  2807.2 mi away
• Monasteraden
  2807.5 mi away
• Toorlestraun
  2808.2 mi away
• Gorteen
  2810.4 mi away
• Tobercurry
  2810.9 mi away
• Bunnanaddan
  2812.7 mi away
• Cloonacool
  2813.2 mi away
• Kesh
  2815.1 mi away
• Ballinafad
  2815.4 mi away
• Inishcrone
  2815.6 mi away

Browse all places in São Lourenço dos Órgãos →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Cape Verde Sagebrush

Artemisia gorgonum

Seen 2026-09-02

Cape Verde Blue Bellflower

Campanula jacobaea

Seen 2026-09-02

Cabo Verde spurge

Euphorbia tuckeyana

Seen 2026-09-02

Candelabra Bush

Senna alata

Seen 2026-05-15

Cape Verde Buzzard

Buteo buteo bannermani

Seen 2026-05-04

Cape Verde Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala acteon

Seen 2026-05-04

Broad Scarlet

Crocothemis erythraea

Seen 2026-05-04

Long Skimmer

Orthetrum trinacria

Seen 2026-05-04

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Seen 2026-05-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of João Teves, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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