Tongon
in São Filipe Municipality, Cape Verde

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
14.917 and -24.483 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 14° 55' 0" and W -24° 28' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Escudo - CVE
Spoken languages:
Portuguese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:10 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:20 am and 6:53 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-11.608 and 153.769 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Donuwo
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Cape Verde in Western Africa

Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Cape Verde.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Cape Verde. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Discover Tongon

Tongon in São Filipe Municipality is a town in Cape Verde about 65 mi (or 104 km) west of Praia, the country's capital city.

Current time in Tongon is now 05:10 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Cape Verde with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 8 airports near Tongon. The closest airport in Cape Verde is São Filipe Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sao Filipe, Porto dos Mosteiros, Cova Figueira, Vila Nova Sintra and Tarrafal. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 47%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 3% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 19th of April 2024

26°C (79 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

25°C (77 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

24°C (75 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Xaguate

Address
1,5 mi
S. Filipe - Ilha do Fogo
47 São Filipe
Cape Verde

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:30
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:30


The Colonial Guest House

Address
1,8 mi
Alto De São Pedro
Sao Filipe
Cape Verde

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Inácio Aparthotel

Address
1,8 mi
Lêm de Meio
8220 São Felipe
Cape Verde

Time Information

Checkout: 18:00 - Checkin: 06:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 6:00 - 23:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Fogo | Columbia Expedition #2.06

Published: February 19, 2013
Length: 38:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: HitandRunHistory

Saving lives, driving up volcanos and drinking wine. For this Hit and Run History came to Fogo. We thought our story lay only on Maio and Santiago. But Fogo, a cone rising from the ocean, is...


Master 1 Fogo Cabo Verde

Published: February 07, 2011
Length: 29:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sosalx

Swell de Noroeste , bodyboard cu maltas na bocarron Aka Master 1 Fonti Bila Quick BB at Master 1 Surf.


Cape Verde 1

Published: April 22, 2010
Length: 23:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: mustafa kerim Eren

A very nice boulder on Fogo with a horrible drop zone. And a good example how you can fall right before the accent ;-)


Bandeira Atalaia

Published: June 05, 2018
Length: 21:55 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Fogo Fãs Club

Celebração de Festa Nho Sanfilipe em Atalaia, não percam nova edição ja ja começa 17 de Junho.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

São Filipe Airport

São Filipe Airport (Portuguese Aeródromo de São Filipe) is Cape Verde's fourth most-used airport located in the island of Fogo, it is located southeast of the town of São Filipe via the road linking directly from the town and is near the Atlantic Ocean and serves the entire island. The last two letters of the ICAO code represents São Filipe.

Located at 14.883, -24.48 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Cape Verde, Fogo, Cape Verde

Vicente Dias

Vicente Dias, is a village located approximately 4 km from the island capital of Sao Filipe and west of Cova Figueira and is on Fogo in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, it is the second highest village in Cape Verde. Bangaiera are is linked with a road linking with Mosteiros with Chã das Caldeiras as well as Cova Figueira.

Located at 14.8833, -24.4667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages and settlements in Fogo, Cape Verde


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Tongom, Tongon