Vale da Custa

Vale da Custa is a village in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km northwest of São Francisco Bay, 6 km southeast of Ribeirão Chiqueiro and 9 kilometres (6 miles) northeast of the capital Praia. It is part of the municipality of São Domingos and the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz. In 2010 its population was 378.

Vale da Custa
Settlement
Coordinates: 14.9873°N 23.4703°W / 14.9873; -23.4703
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
MunicipalitySão Domingos
Civil parishNossa Senhora da Luz
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total378
ID75110

The Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse lies 4 km to the east of the village, on the promontory Ponta do Lobo, near the island's easternmost point.[2]

References
  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 427.
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