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Mercado

São Lourenço dos Órgãosvillage

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Coordinates15.06°, -23.61°

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City facts

Overview

Found in São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cabo Verde, Mercado is classified as a village in public datasets. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 15.063°, -23.610° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,080 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
15.0631
Longitude
-23.6102
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,733
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • yellow fever mosquito
    Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) · Insecta
    1,440
  • Northern House Mosquito
    Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1,440
  • Gray-headed Kingfisher
    Halcyon leucocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    712
  • Cape Verde Sparrow
    Passer iagoensis (Gould, 1838) · Aves
    548
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    403
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    398
  • Common Waxbill
    Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    344
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    337

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2014-02-26

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

S
Suzanna Lubrano
Dutch singer
A
Adysângela Moniz
Cape Verdean Olympic judoka
Arlindo Gomes Furtado
Arlindo Gomes Furtado
Cape Verdean Catholic cardinal (born 1949)
G
Gégé
Cape Verdean association football player
Djaniny Tavares
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
Toni Varela
footballer
I
Izé Teixeira
musical artist
Mo'Kalamity
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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,080

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Candelabra Bush
Candelabra Bush
Senna alata
Seen 2026-05-15
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Seen 2026-05-04
Broad Scarlet
Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis erythraea
Seen 2026-05-04
Long Skimmer
Long Skimmer
Orthetrum trinacria
Seen 2026-05-04
Purple Heron
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Seen 2026-05-04
Rattleweed
Rattleweed
Crotalaria retusa
Seen 2026-05-04
aroma
aroma
Dichrostachys cinerea
Seen 2026-05-04
Papaya
Papaya
Carica papaya
Seen 2026-05-04
Cape Verde Sparrow
Cape Verde Sparrow
Passer iagoensis
Seen 2026-05-03

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

Events

Gallery

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

Dramatic Ridge (22641819303) — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.1 miMountain Scenery (22983641910) — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.1 miSão Jorge dos Órgãos (22635682153) — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.1 miJardim Botanico Nacional Grandvaux Barbosa (22861031897) — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.1 miSantiago, Botanico - panoramio — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.3 miNephila senegalensis ssp. Santiago CV 01 — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.9 miNephila senegalensis ssp. Santiago CV 02 — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.9 miNephila senegalensis ssp. Santiago CV 03 — Mercado, Cabo Verde1.9 miAssomada (22921242779) — Mercado, Cabo Verde2.6 miSantiago Island, Cabo Verde, Sentinel-2 — Mercado, Cabo Verde2.7 miCape Verde Santiago Assomada 2011 — Mercado, Cabo Verde3 miThe National Archives UK - CO 1069-64-35 — Mercado, Cabo Verde3.9 miAchada Igreja, Picos — Mercado, Cabo Verde4.2 miMarché d'Assomada (Santiago) 1 — Mercado, Cabo Verde4.3 miMarché d'Assomada (Santiago) 2 — Mercado, Cabo Verde4.3 miPensão Asa Branca — Mercado, Cabo Verde4.4 miAssomada (Centro) — Mercado, Cabo Verde4.4 miBairro de Cutelo, Assomada — Mercado, Cabo Verde4.6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org