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Picos, Cape Verde

Coordinates: 15°04′59″N 23°37′55″W / 15.083°N 23.632°W / 15.083; -23.632
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Picos
Settlement
Picos is located in Cape Verde
Picos
Picos
Coordinates: 15°04′59″N 23°37′55″W / 15.083°N 23.632°W / 15.083; -23.632
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
MunicipalitySão Salvador do Mundo
Civil parishSão Salvador do Mundo
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total986
ID77102

Picos, also known as Achada Igreja, is a city[2] in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is the seat of São Salvador do Mundo municipality. Picos is located 4 km southeast of Assomada and 23 km northwest of the capital city of Praia, near the national road from Praia to Tarrafal via Assomada (EN1-ST01).

Picos is surrounded by mountains, and lies about 4 km north of the highest peak of the island of Santiago, Pico de Antónia.

São Salvador do Mundo church
Downtown Achada Igreja

History

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Picos was the seat of the municipality of Santa Catarina between 1834 and 1859.[3] In May 2005, the parish of São Salvador do Mundo was split from the municipality of Santa Catarina to become a separate municipality, and Picos became its seat.[4]

References

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  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. ^ Evolução histórica do Concelho de Santa Catarina (1834 – 1912), Ana Zenaida Gomes, 2005, p. 37-38
  4. ^ Lei nº 65/VI/2005, p. 43
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