Maio Municipality
Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the island of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. Administratively, the island forms one concelho : Maio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: concelho of Cape Verde with 7,590 residents
- Description: municipality on the island of Maio, Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Concelho do Maio”, “Maio”, and “Maio, Cape Verde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Batalha and Monte Penoso.
Monte Batalha
Peak
Photo: Nomyrice, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Batalha is a mountain in the island of Maio in Cape Verde. Its elevation is 294 m. It is situated 4 km southeast of Calheta and 8 km northeast of the island capital Porto Inglês.
Monte Penoso
Peak
Monte Penoso is a mountain on the island of Maio, Cape Verde. At 436 m elevation, it is the island highest point. It is situated in the eastern part of the island, 3 km southwest of Pedro Vaz and 13 km northeast of the island capital Porto Inglês. Monte Penoso is situated 4 km east of Maio Municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calheta and Cascabulho.
Calheta
Town
Calheta is a town in the western part of the island of Maio. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, around 11 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês and 6 km north of Morro. Calheta is situated 5 km west of Maio Municipality.
Cascabulho
Village
Cascabulho is a village in the northern part of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 204. It is located 15 km northeast of the island capital Porto Inglês. Further north is the nature reserve Terras Salgadas. Cascabulho is situated 6 km north of Maio Municipality.
Figueira
Village
Figueira is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Maio. It consists of the villages Figueira da Horta and Figueira Seca. Figueira is 7 km east of the island capital Porto Inglês. Figueira is situated 6 km south of Maio Municipality.
Maio Municipality
- Location: Cape Verde, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Maio Municipality” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مايو”
- Asturian: “Maio”
- Breton: “Maio”
- Catalan: “Maio”
- Cebuano: “Concelho do Maio”
- Chinese: “馬約島縣”
- Chinese: “马约岛县”
- Dutch: “Maio”
- French: “Maio”
- Galician: “Maio”
- German: “Maio”
- Italian: “contea di Maio”
- Italian: “Contea di Maio”
- Japanese: “マイオ (カーボベルデ)”
- Japanese: “マイオ”
- Japanese: “マイオ基礎自治体”
- Korean: “마이우 시”
- Korean: “마이우시”
- Polish: “Maio (concelho)”
- Polish: “Maio”
- Portuguese: “Concelho do Maio”
- Portuguese: “Maio”
- Portuguese: “Município do Maio”
- Slovenian: “Maio”
- Spanish: “Maio”
- Urdu: “مائیو، کیپ ورڈی”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Maio”
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