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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

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Maio
Maio, Cape Verde
Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...

Municipality: Maio
Maio, Cape Verde
Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...

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Administrative divisions of Cape Verde
The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 concelhos , and subdivided into 32 freguesias ....

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Nossa Senhora da Luz
Distance from the island capital of Vila do Maio
Vila do Maio
Vila do Maio, is a city in the southwestern part of the island of Maio in southeastern Cape Verde. It is the main urban settlement of the island, and also seat of the Maio Municipality....

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about 10 to 15 km east
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Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

(west)
around 50 m
around Monte Batalhas
Monte Batalhas
Monte Batalhas is a mountain in the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Geography and Information:...

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Figueira da Horta (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC
ALUPEC
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 or ALUPEK: Figéra da Orta and the São Vicente
São Vicente Crioulo language
São Vicente Creole is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the São Vicente Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Barlavento Creoles branch. This form of the Cape Verdean Creole has about 80,000 to 100,000 speakers primarily in the São Vicente island, but also in a...

 Crioulo: F'géra da Horta) is a village in the southern part of the island of Maio
Maio, Cape Verde
Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...

. The village is around 10 to 15 km east of the island capital of Vila do Maio
Vila do Maio
Vila do Maio, is a city in the southwestern part of the island of Maio in southeastern Cape Verde. It is the main urban settlement of the island, and also seat of the Maio Municipality....

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Nearest places

  • Figueira Seco
    Figueira Seco
    Figueira Seco is a village in the east-southeastern part of the island of Maio...

    , east (distance: 1 km)
  • Barreiro
    Barreiro, Cape Verde
    Barreiro is a village in the southern part of the island of Maio. The village is around 10 to 15 km east of the island capital of Vila do Maio and around south of Pedro Vaz and it is linked with a road with the road that encircles the entire island.-Nearest places:*Figueira da Horta, east...

    , southwest
  • Vila do Maio
    Vila do Maio
    Vila do Maio, is a city in the southwestern part of the island of Maio in southeastern Cape Verde. It is the main urban settlement of the island, and also seat of the Maio Municipality....

    , west

Geography

The village is located in the southern part of the island and is situated in a dry climate and it receives little precipitation annually. Farmlands are the island's most common and are mainly of cattle, groves and some fruits and vegetables and rarely some fruit productions and are nearly the size of the football field and its only has about tens of farms, some foodstuffs are received from the northern and the southern parts of the nation as well as the island. The area are hilly except for the southwest and contains several mountains. Its soil color ranges from tan to red.

The village is in the island's low to mid class. Most of the houses are built with stone and concrete, several houses are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood, a few homes are made up of mud and brick. uchits population are farmers and are based in agriculture. The area received no income until the mid to late-20th century. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances arrived in the late-20th century in the area as well as phone lines. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

Panorama

The area's panorama include the southern and the eastern parts of the island, the western part partially views the western part of the island.

See also

  • List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
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