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446:, about 4 km in the north of Sao Filipe which is the island's westernmost point and one of few that it is an artificial section of land, others in Cape Verde are Ponta do Sol on Santo Antão. In spite of the harbour, the water is cleaner and the sea is not so rough. The most popular beach of the island is
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for "Saint Philip") is a city on the west coast of the island of
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1248:"Climate data for São Filipe, 20-180 metres ASL"
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224:São Filipe Municipality
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1283:21 November
884:Pedro Pires
404:Apart from
323:The Museum
188:Postal code
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1659:Categories
1556:São Filipe
1496:Galinheiro
1478:São Filipe
1307:São Filipe
1198:São Filipe
1095:3 December
1070:, p. 32-33
1028:References
919:Vulcânicos
458:Demography
241:Chapel at
220:Cape Verde
212:Portuguese
208:São Filipe
175:Population
149:São Filipe
125:Cape Verde
96:24°29′53″W
93:14°53′42″N
74:São Filipe
37:Settlement
30:São Filipe
1561:São Jorge
1501:As Hortas
1391:Mosteiros
1381:Fajãzinha
1358:Mosteiros
1253:5 January
1169:Kapverden
862:Fortress
452:São Jorge
441:Porto de
288:Bila Baxo
167:Elevation
1582:Bordeira
1506:Lagariça
1468:Tinteira
1201:Archived
1158:, UNESCO
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1128:A Semana
915:Botafogo
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1386:Feijoal
1371:Atalaia
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933:Gallery
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361:stones.
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1634:Sports
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894:Museum
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281:Sights
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1536:Patim
1511:Lomba
1396:Relva
1376:Corvo
566:Year
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476:1990
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