Montanha

Montanha
Settlement
Montanha is located in Cape Verde
Montanha
Coordinates: 15°05′02″N 23°35′02″W / 15.084°N 23.584°W / 15.084; -23.584
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
MunicipalitySão Lourenço dos Órgãos
Civil parishSão Lourenço dos Órgãos
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total462
ID78109

Montanha is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km north of João Teves and 8 km southwest of Pedra Badejo. The area is intensively farmed; mainly maize, beans and sugar-cane.

Mahogany trees

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There are two African mahogany trees near the village of Banana (part of the settlement Montanha), standing at the bottom of the Ribeira Montanha valley, 400 m above sea level. The trees were identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support a colony of purple herons[2] or Bourne's herons.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Mahoganies at Banana, Ribeira Montanha, Ilha de Santiago". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ^ Birds in Cape Verde
  4. ^ Batty, Chris (2005). "Cape Verde Islands 24th February-7th March 2005". Bird Trip Reports. birdtours.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2013.