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Vale da Custa
Settlement
Coordinates: 14°59′14″N 23°28′13″W / 14.9873°N 23.4703°W / 14.9873; -23.4703
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago
Municipality	São Domingos
Civil parish	Nossa Senhora da Luz
Population
• Total	378
ID	75110

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.

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.

Vale da Custa was the first village in Cape Verde to have a rural electrification with a micro-grid hybrid power, photovoltaic and wind. The small power plant was started up in September 2012. the opening ceremony was presided over by Cape Verde Prime Minister, Mr Jose Maria Neves, and the Canary Island (Spain) President, Mr Paulino Rivero. Canary Island development cooperation supported the project.

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.

• Villages and settlements in Santiago, Cape Verde
• São Domingos Municipality, Cape Verde