Maio
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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.
. Terra Salgadas is a plain filled with salt, in the far north. The northernmost point on the island is Ponta Cais. Bays includes Galeão and Santana to the north. The island’s main town is Vila do Maio
, also known as Porto Inglês, near which its airport
lies.
collecting, with a little agriculture
and grazing
, but none of the industries are now profitable.
and Santiago
, and a square (praça).
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista
Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Boa Vista is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. It is located in the Barlavento group of the archipelago. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches...
and east of Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
. 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 tallest mountain on the island (436 m) is on the east coast, in a mountain range named Monte PenosoMonte Penoso
Monte Penoso is Maio's tallest mountain located in the eastern part of the island in Cape Verde. The island's summit is located northeast of Vila do Maio and south of Pedro Vaz. The area surrounding the mountain are almost entirely flat, rocky, desert-like and has traces of vegetation, the...
. Terra Salgadas is a plain filled with salt, in the far north. The northernmost point on the island is Ponta Cais. Bays includes Galeão and Santana to the north. The island’s main town is 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....
, also known as Porto Inglês, near which its airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
lies.
Settlements
- AlcatrazAlcatraz, Cape VerdeAlcatraz is a village in the eastern part of the island of Maio. The village is around 25 km northeast of the island capital of Vila do Maio and around south of Pedro Vaz and it is linked with the road encircling the island.-Geography:The village is located in the eastern part of the island...
- BarreiroBarreiro, Cape VerdeBarreiro 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...
- CalhetaCalheta, Cape VerdeCalheta is a village in the western part of the island of Maio. The village is around 10 to 15 km north of the island capital of Vila do Maio and about 6 km south of Morrinho and it is linked with a road with the road that encircles the entire island...
- Figueira da HortaFigueira da HortaFigueira da Horta is a village in the southern part of the island of Maio...
- Figueira Seca
- Funchago
- JoãoJoão, Cape VerdeJoão is a village in the eastern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde...
- LagoaLagoa, Cape VerdeLagoa is a settlement in the island of Maio in Cape Verde...
- Monte BrancoMonte BrancoMonte Branco is a settlement in the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Geography:...
- Morro
- MorrinhoMorrinhoMorrinho is a settlement in the northwest of the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Nearest places:*Cascabulho, east...
- Pedro VazPedro Vaz (East Maio), Cape VerdePedro Vaz is a settlement in the east of the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Nearest places:*Alcatraz, south...
, on Maio's east coast - Pedro Vaz, near Galeão
- Pilão CãoPilão CãoPilão Cão is a settlement in the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Geography:The village is situated in a dry climate and it receives little precipitation annually...
- Porto CaisPorto CaisPorto Cais is a settlement in the north of the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Geography:...
- Praia GonçaloPraia GonçaloPraia Gonçalo is a settlement in the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Geography:The village is situated in a dry climate and receives little precipitation annually...
- Ribeira Dom JoãoRibeira Dom JoãoRibeira Dom João is a settlement in the southeast of the island of Maio in Cape Verde.-Geography:...
- Santo AntônioSanto Antônio, Cape VerdeSanto Antônio is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Maio...
- Vila do MaioVila do MaioVila 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....
(formerly Porto Inglês, meaning English Port) (pop: 1,561)
Demography
| Population of Maio, Cape Verde (1940—2010) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| 2237 | 1924 | 2680 | 3466 | 4098 | 4969 | 6754 | 8303 |
Economy
The island prospered around saltSalt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
collecting, with a little agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and grazing
Grazing
Grazing generally describes a type of feeding, in which a herbivore feeds on plants , and also on other multicellular autotrophs...
, but none of the industries are now profitable.
Other
Maio has a few schools or a collegiate (colegio), a high school, churches, beaches including Galeão and Santana, hotels, a port serving to the islands of Boa VistaBoa Vista, Cape Verde
Boa Vista is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. It is located in the Barlavento group of the archipelago. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches...
and Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
, and a square (praça).
Sporting teams
- Académica da CalhetaAcadémica da CalhetaAssociação Académica da Calheta is a football club that plays in the Maio Island League in Cape Verde...
- Académico/83
- BarreirenseBarreirenseBarreirense is a sports club in Maio Island, Cape Verde. Its football team first title in history since independence was claimed in 2006 and became the latest team that advanced to the national division for the first time.Apart from football there are also in the club basketball, volleyball and...
- Beira-Mar
- Onze UnidosOnze UnidosOnze Unidos is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Maio Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island of Maio Island...
- Santana de Morrinho