Achada Santo António

Achada Santo António
Neighborhood
Chapel of Santo António
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago Island
City	Praia
Postal code	7603
Website	www.cmpraia.cv

Achada Santo António (or as Cha das Areias) is a volcanic plateau and a subdivision in the south of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde and forming one of the southernmost neighborhoods. Its area covers about 80 to 90 hectares, its length is less than a kilometer and its width ranges from 600 to 800 meters.

The highest point is about 10 meters, the lowest point is the Atlantic and the Bay of Porto Praia. Its length of is about 400 meters and 700 meters at the beach/avenue part and its width is about 400 meters from east to west. Its area is about 30 to 40 hectares.

The plateau is named after the small chapel of Saint Anthony.

Bordering neighbourhoods includes Várzea to the north, Gamboa or Chã das Areias to the northeast, the resort area of Prainha to the east and also where much of the embassies are located, Quebra Canela to the south Palmarejo and Tira Chapeu to the west and Terra Branca to the northwest. The road linking the center of Praia and Cidade Velha, Ribeira Grande and Porto Mosquito is to the north.

Agriculture dominated the area up to the 1950s when the urban sprawl of Praia spread to the area. it was not fully urbanized until the 1990s. The street plan is of orthogonal form. It formed the westernmost and the southernmost of the Praia built-up area until the early 1990s.

In the 1970s, Radio Cabo Verde started construction of the headquarters of the radio station and then started its national broadcast later. In 1988, the national news agency Cabopress was established, it became Inforpress in 1998. On August 1, 1997, Cape Verde's first television station TCV (Televisão de Cabo Verde) started broadcasting and is north of the radio station building on Rua 13 de Janeiro, construction started in 1995.

The football (soccer) club, Tchadense, a Badiu form of the name was founded in 1984 and was registered in October 1995. It has a small football (soccer) field, the club plays at Estádio da Várzea due to its larger width while the youth club plays in the field. Later in 1991, Expresso das Ilhas headquarters was founded.