Monte Largo

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Monte Largo

WeatherAvg high 76.2°F

Coordinates14.87°, -24.38°

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

Overview

Monte Largo is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 1.5 km northeast of Salto, 3 km southeast of Monte Grande, 3 km west of Achada Furna and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the island capital São Filipe. At the 2010 census its population was 274. Its elevation is about 800 meters.

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

Zé Luís

Cape Verdean association football player

J

João Gomes

Cape Verdean basketball player

G

Gilson Manuel Silva Alves

Cape Verdean association football player

Pedro Cardoso

journalist (1890-1942)

M

Manuel Lopes

American barber

C

Carlos Eugénio de Vasconcelos

Portuguese politician and journalist

H

Henrique de Vasconcelos

Portuguese writer and poet (1876-1924)

R

Rudy Monteiro

Cape Verdean footballer

M

Manuel Garcia Correia

Portuguese politician

C

Caetano José Nozolini

Portuguese trader and politician

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

Nearby places in São Filipe

• Queimada
  0.3 mi away
• Salto
  1.1 mi away
• Boca Larga
  1.8 mi away
• Monte Grande
  2.2 mi away
• Patim
  2.9 mi away
• Luzia Nunes
  3.8 mi away
• Forno
  4 mi away
• Cisterno
  5.6 mi away
• Renque
  7.4 mi away
• São Lourenço
  7.4 mi away
• Alto de Santa Luzia
  7.5 mi away
• Santa Filomena
  7.7 mi away

Browse all places in São Filipe →

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

Pygmy Killer Whale

Feresa attenuata

Seen 2026-05-29

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Seen 2026-05-12

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Seen 2026-05-11

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-05-08

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Seen 2026-05-07

Indian Milkweed Bug

Spilostethus pandurus

Seen 2026-05-07

Peahen Moth

Isturgia deerraria

Seen 2026-05-06

Pea Blue

Lampides boeticus

Seen 2026-05-06

tree tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Seen 2026-05-06

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

Gallery

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

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