Country Cape Verde Municipality São Vicente | Island São Vicente Civil parish São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
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Baía das Gatas is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, approximately 8 km east of the island capital Mindelo. It takes its name from the bay it is situated on, also named Baía das Gatas. The name of the bay is named for abundance of catfish (gata, gata-tubarões in Portuguese, gata, gata-tubarois in Cape Verdean Creole)
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Map of Ba%C3%ADa das Gatas, Cape Verde
The National Fish Development Institute (Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas (INDP)) is located in the northeasternmost point, it is operated in cooperation with GEOMAR. It is also home to the Cape Verdean Ocean Observatory (CVAO) for detecting atmospheric and weather conditions.
In 2015, new streets have been paved in the western portion where houses, hotels, villas and a gulf club may be constructed.
Island escape ba a das gatas
Music festival
Since 1984, the Festival de Música da Baía das Gatas is held every year in a full moon weekend in August on the beach of Baía das Gatas. It features local and international music.