Pedro Vaz, Cape Verde

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Pedro Vaz
Settlement
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Pedro Vaz
Coordinates: 15°14′56″N23°06′54″W / 15.249°N 23.115°W / 15.249; -23.115 Coordinates: 15°14′56″N23°06′54″W / 15.249°N 23.115°W / 15.249; -23.115
Country Cape Verde
Island Maio
Municipality Maio
Civil parish Nossa Senhora da Luz
Elevation 36 m (118 ft)
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 166

Pedro Vaz is a settlement in the east of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It is located 16 km northeast of the island capital Porto Inglês and is connected with the Maio Circular Road (EN3-MA01).

Maio, Cape Verde easternmost of the Sotavento islands; municipality (concelho) of Cape Verde

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 (municipality): Maio.

Cape Verde Country comprising ten islands off the Northwest coast of Africa

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

Porto Inglês Settlement in Maio, Cape Verde

Porto Inglês is a city in the southwestern part of the island of Maio in southeastern Cape Verde. It is the main urban settlement of the island, and also seat of the Maio Municipality. Its population was 2,971 in 2010. The name Porto Inglês refers to English ships that exported salt produced on the island of Maio from this town. Salt exploitation continued until the 19th century. The inconclusive Battle of Maio was fought between British and French frigate squadrons close to the town on 23 January 1814 in the last stages of the Napoleonic Wars.

Some 2-3 km to the west is a heavily forested area filled with acacia and tamarisk trees, a part of the settlement's area has the forested area.

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