Mosteiros,_Cape_Verde_(municipality)

Mosteiros, Cape Verde (municipality)

Mosteiros, Cape Verde (municipality)

Municipality of Cape Verde


Mosteiros is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo, it covers 19% of the island area, and is home to 26% of its population. Its seat is the city Mosteiros (Igreja). Its population was 9,524 at the 2010 census, and its area is 89.45 km2.[2]

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Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Ajuda. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements (populations in 2010):[1]

Geography

Mosteiros is situated between the northeastern slopes of the volcano Pico do Fogo and the Atlantic Ocean. The southwestern part of the municipality (23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi)) lies within Fogo Natural Park, which includes the Monte Velha Forest. Mosteiros is an agricultural area, its main product is coffee.

History

The municipality Mosteiros was created in January 1992, when the older Municipality of Fogo was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of São Filipe and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Mosteiros.[4][5]

Demography

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The literacy rate is 82.6%. 30.5% of the population are under the age of 15.[7]

Politics

Since 2004, the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[8]

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Twin towns


References

  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. History of Mosteiros (in Portuguese)
  3. Mosteiros, opendataforafrica.org
  4. Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016

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