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, Cape Verde. It is the seat of São Salvador do Mundo municipality. Picos is located 4 km southeast of

Assomada Assomada is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015

and 23 km northwest of the capital city of Praia, near the national road from Praia to Tarrafal via

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EN1-ST01 EN1-ST01 is a first class national road on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It runs from the capital Praia in the south to Tarrafal in the north, through the mountainous interior of the island.Pico de Antónia Pico de Antónia is a mountain located in the central part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. At , it is the highest point of the island. The mountain is part of the protected area ''Parque Natural da Serra do Pico de Antónia''.

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History

Picos was the seat of the municipality of Santa Catarina between 1834 and 1859.Evolução histórica do Concelho de Santa Catarina (1834 – 1912)
Ana Zenaida Gomes, 2005, p. 37-38 In May 2005, the parish of São Salvador do Mundo was split from the municipality of Santa Catarina to become a separate municipality, and Picos became its seat.Lei nº 65/VI/2005
p. 43

References

External links

''Plano comunal de São Salvador do Mundo''
(May 2009, p. 28) {{Authority control São Salvador do Mundo, Cape Verde Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde Cities in Cape Verde Municipal seats in Cape Verde