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 (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) * Pai António (pop: 545) * Relva (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 and the

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. The southwestern part of the municipality () lies within Fogo Natural Park, 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 is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

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 (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

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, Portugal * Entroncamento, 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