Mosteiros, Cape Verde

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Mosteiros (Portuguese pronunciation: [muʃˈtɐjɾuʃ]; also: Cidade da Igreja [siˈðaðɨ ðɐjˈɣɾɐjʒɐ]) is a city^[2] in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 24 kilometres or 15 miles northeast of the island capital São Filipe. It is the seat of the Mosteiros Municipality and of the civil parish Nossa Senhora da Ajuda. At the 2010 census its population was 9,524 making it the island's second most populated place.

Morning in Mosteiros.

Beco Beach in downtown Igreja

Mosteiros
Settlement
View of Mosteiros
Mosteiros
Coordinates: 15.034°N 24.325°W / 15.034; -24.325
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Fogo
Municipality	Mosteiros
Civil parish	Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	4,124
Postal code	8110
ID	81106

The cultivation of coffee was introduced on Fogo in the 18th century. The coffee plantations in the municipality of Mosteiros are situated between 350 and 1,300 metres (1,100 and 4,300 ft) elevation, where they benefit from rich volcanic soils and a good micro-climate. Annual production was 500 tonnes in 1900, but this has declined to just over 100 tonnes per year.^[3] The church Igreja Matriz is worth a visit. Praça do Entroncamento is the town's main square. The local airport Mosteiros Airport has been closed in favor of São Filipe Airport. From São Filipe, Mosteiros can be reached by "aluguer" buses several times a day.

Entroncamento Square

Church of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda

The main celebration is of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda celebrated around August 15.^[4]

Climate

Mosteiros has a steppe climate (Köppen BSh). The wettest months are August and September. Average annual temperature is 23.2 °C or 73.8 °F.^[5]

Sports

Cutelinho FC, Nô Pintcha FC dos Mosteiros and Atlético Mosteiros are the football (soccer) clubs of the city. There are also local basketball, futsal and volleyball teams. It has a football (soccer) stadium named Estádio Francisco José Rodrigues. Its multi-use indoor arena is named João de Joia.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Cape Verde

References

1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
2. Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
3. Fogo coffee
4. Festivals, Municipality of Mosteiros
5. "Climate Data Mosteiros-Igreja". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Groundwater Resources of Mosteiros Basin, Island of Fogo, Cape Verde (article by Victor M. Heilweil, Stephen B. Gingerich, L. Niel Plummer and Ingrid M. Verstraeten, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010, p. 3069)