Mosteiros is a ''

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'' (municipality) of

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. 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 km².2010 Census Summary
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Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one ''

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'' (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Ajuda. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (populations in 2010): * Achada Grande (pop: 538) * Atalaia (pop: 700) * Corvo (pop: 340) * Cova Feijoal (pop: 217) * Cutelo Alto (pop: 281) *

Fajãzinha Fajãzinha is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores located from the main town of Lajes das Flores, on the western coast of Portuguese island of Flores. The population in 2021 was 71, in an area of . It contains the localities F ...

(pop: 84) * Feijoal (pop: 435) * Mosteiros (or ''Igreja'') (pop: 4,124, city)Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 * Mosteiros Tras (pop: 37) *

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(pop: 545) *

Relva Relva is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,006, in an area of . It contains the localities Nordela and Relva. History The area of Relva was pristine fore ...

(pop: 1,184) * Ribeira do Ilhéu (pop: 848) * Rocha Fora (pop: 187)

Geography

Mosteiros is situated between the northeastern slopes of the volcano

Pico do Fogo Pico do Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde and West Africa, rising to above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano lying on the island of Fogo. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island. A subsidiary vent ...

and the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

. The southwestern part of the municipality () lies within

Fogo Natural Park Fogo Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural do Fogo), on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, Fogo, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde.

, which includes the Monte Velha Forest. Mosteiros is an agricultural area, its main product is

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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.

Demography

The

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

is 82.6%. 30.5% of the population are under the age of 15.

Politics

Since 2004, the

African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde ( pt, Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV) is a democratic socialist political party in Cape Verde. It was formerly a Marxist–Leninist communist party and the sole legal par ...

(PAICV) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:Official results local elections 2016
''Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53'', 23 September 2016

Twin towns

Azambuja Azambuja () is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, in the historical region of Ribatejo (and the sole municipality of within the district that does not belong to the historical province of Estremadura). The population in 2011 was ...

, Portugal *

Entroncamento Entroncamento () is a Portuguese municipality in district of Santarém in the Médio Tejo Subregion (''Middle Tagus'') of the Centro Region. The population in 2011 was 20,206, in an area of 13.73 km². Situated in the Ribatejo, it benefits f ...

, PortugalGeminações de Cidades e Vilas
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External links

Official website

ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of Cape Verde Geography of Fogo, Cape Verde 1991 establishments in Cape Verde