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Maio
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- Maybe you are looking for Maio Island, Guinea-Bissau. For MAIO in GSM, see Mobile Allocation Index Offset.
| Maio - Cape Verde Dja-r Mai |
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| Elevation: | 436 m (Monte Penoso) |
| Latitude: | 15.22 (15°13'22 N) |
| Longitude: | 22.163 (2°9'55" W) |
| Length: | 31 km (north to south) |
| Width: | 20 to 25 km (west to east) |
| Area: | 269 km² |
| Population: | 5,435 |
| Location: | Cape Verde Islands |
| Type: | N/A |
Maio (in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: Dja-r Mai) is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago It was named by Europeans, after its first sighting on May 1, 1460. The island prospered around salt collecting, with a little agriculture and grazing, but none of the industries are now profitable. The island’s main town is Vila do Maio, also known as Porto Inglês, near which its airport lies. The island is also known for its trees, unusual for Cape Verde.
The island population is about 5,435, the area is 269 km² and the population density is 20.2/km². The tallest mountain on the island (436 m) is on the east coast, in a mountain range named Monte Penoso. Terra Salgadas is a plain filled with salt, in the far north. The northernmost point on the island is Ponta Cais. Bays includes Galeão and Santana to the north.
- ISO 3166-2:CV:
CV-MA
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- Alcatraz
- Barreiro
- Calheta
- Figueira da Horta
- Figueira Seco
- João
- Lagoa
- Monte Branco
- Morro
- Morrinho
- Pedro Vaz, on Maio's east coast
- Pedro Vaz, near Galeão
- Pilão Cão
- Porto Cais
- Praia Gonçalo
- Ribeira Dom João
- Santo Antônio
- Vila do Maio (formerly Porto Inglês or Porto Inglêz, meaning English Port) (pop: 1,561)
Maio has a few schools or a collegiate (colegio), a high school, churches, beaches including Galeão and Santana, hotels, a port serving to the islands of Boa Vista and Santiago, and a square (praça).
- Municipality of Maio
- ANMCV
- caboverde.com
- Information about Maio by sodade.de (German)
- Map of Maio (scale: 1:50,000)
- Maio, Cape Verde's Paradise
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
- Satellite images: Google - image not yet available
- Coordinates:
| Islands of Cape Verde |  |
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| Barlavento | Sotavento | |
| Islands | |
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Boa Vista | Brava | Fogo | Maio | Sal | Santa Luzia | Santiago | Santo Antão | São Nicolau | São Vicente |
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| Islets | |
| Ilhéu do Baluarte | Ilhéu Branco | Ilhéu Laja Branca | Ilhéu dos Pássaros | Ilhéu Rabo de Junco | Ilhéu Raso | Ilhéu de Sal-Rei | Ilhéu de Santa Maria | Ilhéus Secos (Ilhéu de Cima | Ilhéu Grande) |
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New municipalities (as of 2005) |