Country Cape Verde Municipality Mosteiros Number of airports 1 | Island Fogo Local time Sunday 11:52 AM Civil parish Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
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Mosteiros (Portuguese for “monasteries”) is a town in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 24 km northeast of the island capital São Filipe. It is the seat of the Mosteiros Municipality. Its 2010 population was 4,124 making it the island's second most populated places. To the northeast is Monte Velha and the area is dominated by forests, it forms a protected area as a forest perimeter.
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Map of Mosteiros, Cape Verde
About the town
There are several coffee plantations near the town. Its main agricultural production includes guavas, papayas, grapes, oranges, quinces and mangoes, coffee is the chief production. The church Igreja Nossa Senhora da Ajuda is worth a visit. Praia Casa is Mosteiros's beach. The local airport Mosteiros Airport has been closed in favor of São Filipe Airport, a part of its economy was affected. From São Filipe, Mosteiros can be reached by "aluguer" buses several times a day. Praça do Entroncamento is the town's main square. Coffee was cultivated at a large scale in the 19th century. Not on a fixed schedule, Aluguer buses connects with the capital and sometimes Cova Figueira during six days of the week but not on holidays, Yasi buses tend to depart to the capital at 6 AM.
The southern and the central part of the area were covered in lava flows of the previous eruptions of Pico do Fogo, the last one was in 1995, the 2014-15 eruption did not affect Mosteiros at all.
Notable celebrations in the town is its carnival that takes place before Lent.
History
Around 73,000 BC or 75,000 years ago, the area was formed as part of the interior of the earlier Fogo Mountain, its landscape before was about 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) higher, the eastern half collapsed and with some erosion and lava flow over the centuries, it would form the current landscape.
The 1681 eruption covered much of the area, and probably the 1786 eruption. The 1951 eruption covered the southern portion.
Climate
Mosteiros has a tropical climate, and moderate precipitation. The wettest months are between July and September. Average annual temperature is 22 °C