Maio

Maio is an island in . Vila do Maio, or just Vila, is the primary city on the island. It is the home to the island's airport and seaport.
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  • Type: Island with 6,980 residents
  • Description: island of Cape Verde
  • Also known as: Maio Island” and “Maio, Cape Verde

Maio

Latitude of center
15.2143° or 15° 12′ 51″ north
Longitude of center
-23.1602° or 23° 9′ 37″ west
Population
6,980
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3374486
Wiki­data ID
Q492551
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wolof—“Maio” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مايو
  • Belarusian: Востраў Маю
  • Belarusian: Маю
  • Bengali: মাইও
  • Breton: Maio
  • Catalan: illa de Maio
  • Catalan: Illa de Maio
  • Cebuano: Ilha de Maio
  • Chinese: 馬約島
  • Chinese: 马尤岛
  • Chinese: 马约岛
  • Czech: Dja r’ Mai
  • Czech: Maio
  • Danish: Maio
  • Dutch: Maio
  • Egyptian Arabic: مايو
  • Estonian: Maio
  • Finnish: Maio
  • French: Maio
  • German: Maio
  • Greek: Μάιο
  • Gujarati: માઈઓ
  • Hebrew: מאיו, כף ורדה
  • Hebrew: מאיו
  • Hindi: माओ
  • Hungarian: Maio
  • Indonesian: Maio, Tanjung Verde
  • Indonesian: Maio
  • Italian: Maio
  • Japanese: マイオ島
  • Kabuverdianu: Dja’r Mai
  • Kabuverdianu: Mai
  • Kabuverdianu: Maiu
  • Kannada: ಮಾಯೋ
  • Korean: 마이우섬
  • Latvian: Maju
  • Lithuanian: Majas
  • Lithuanian: Majo sala
  • Low German: Maio
  • Malay: Maio
  • Marathi: माओ
  • Northern Frisian: Maio
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Maio
  • Norwegian: Maio
  • Persian: مایو، دماغه سبز
  • Persian: مایو، کیپ ورد
  • Polish: Maio
  • Portuguese: Ilha do Maio
  • Portuguese: Maio
  • Russian: Майу
  • Russian: Маю
  • Scots: Maio
  • Sinhala: මයෝ
  • Slovenian: Maio
  • Spanish: Isla de Maio
  • Spanish: Maio
  • Swahili: Maio
  • Swedish: Maio
  • Tamil: மையோ
  • Telugu: మాయో
  • Thai: ไมโอ
  • Turkish: Maio
  • Ukrainian: Маю
  • Urdu: مائیو، کیپ ورڈی
  • Urdu: مایو
  • Vietnamese: Maio
  • Wolof: Maio

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Maio”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.