Mosteiros, Cape Verde
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Mosteiros is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo
in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde
. The municipal population is around 9,449. The seat of the municipality is Vila dos Mosteiros
.
Mosteiros is linked with a highway that almost encircles the whole island of Fogo but it is inaccessible to the southeast by small narrow gravel stretch. Farmlands are within the coastline while the rocky landscape with a few bushes and grasslands of Mount Fogo lies to the southwest. Mosteiros contains one of the few forests in Cape Verde, named Floresta de Monte Velha. The entire terrain are made up of historic lava flows from Mount Fogo which resulted from the last volcanic eruption in 1951.
Its main economy are agriculture in which 96% of its inhabitants are made up of rural population, tourism and businesses are the next industry but in very small numbers and the living standards and the income are very low making it the least developed island in all of Cape Verde. The main production is dedicated to coffee
cultivation, which has Café do Fogo (Fogo Coffee). The illiteracy rate is very high and is one of the highest in Cape Verde. 31% of the population are over the age of 15. Very few homes do not have appliances or electricity, newspaper circulation or communications including television, radio or a computer, prior to the 20th century, Mosteiros didn't had appliances or electronics and do not own as much automobiles and household items. The population between 2001 and 2005 only added 12 to the 2001 population of 465 making it 477 which the main reason is lack of standard of living.
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde
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...
. The municipal population is around 9,449. The seat of the municipality is Vila dos Mosteiros
Mosteiros, Cape Verde
Mosteiros is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 9,449. The seat of the municipality is Vila dos Mosteiros....
.
Mosteiros is linked with a highway that almost encircles the whole island of Fogo but it is inaccessible to the southeast by small narrow gravel stretch. Farmlands are within the coastline while the rocky landscape with a few bushes and grasslands of Mount Fogo lies to the southwest. Mosteiros contains one of the few forests in Cape Verde, named Floresta de Monte Velha. The entire terrain are made up of historic lava flows from Mount Fogo which resulted from the last volcanic eruption in 1951.
Its main economy are agriculture in which 96% of its inhabitants are made up of rural population, tourism and businesses are the next industry but in very small numbers and the living standards and the income are very low making it the least developed island in all of Cape Verde. The main production is dedicated to coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
cultivation, which has Café do Fogo (Fogo Coffee). The illiteracy rate is very high and is one of the highest in Cape Verde. 31% of the population are over the age of 15. Very few homes do not have appliances or electricity, newspaper circulation or communications including television, radio or a computer, prior to the 20th century, Mosteiros didn't had appliances or electronics and do not own as much automobiles and household items. The population between 2001 and 2005 only added 12 to the 2001 population of 465 making it 477 which the main reason is lack of standard of living.
Parishes
The municipality includes only one parish:Settlements
- Achada Grande
- Fajãzinha
- Fonsaco
- Mosteiros
- Ribeira Ilhéu
History
It was created in 1991, 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
| Population of (1940—2010) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 10331 | 13535 | 17449 |
External links
- http://www.mosteiros.com
- ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
| North: Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... |
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| West: São Filipe São Filipe, Cape Verde São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island... |
Mosteiros | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| Southwest: São Filipe São Filipe, Cape Verde São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island... |
South: Santa Catarina do Fogo Santa Catarina do Fogo Santa Catarina do Fogo is a municipality on the island of Fogo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Cova Figueira.-Parishes:The municipality includes only one parish:*Santa Catarina do Fogo-History:... |