Barreiro Barrer
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Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... :	Maio Maio, Cape Verde Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...
Municipality:	Maio Maio, Cape Verde Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...
Parish Administrative divisions of Cape Verde The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 concelhos , and subdivided into 32 freguesias .... :	Nossa Senhora da Luz
Distance from the island capital of Vila do Maio Vila do Maio Vila do Maio, 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.... :	about 10 to 15 km northeeast
Altitude: Lowest: Centre: Highest	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... (south) around 50 m about 250 m

Barreiro (in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC

ALUPEC

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...

: Barrer) is a village in the southern part of the island of Maio

Maio, Cape Verde

Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...

. The village is around 10 to 15 km east of the island capital of Vila do Maio

Vila do Maio

Vila do Maio, 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....

 and around south of Pedro Vaz and it is linked with a road with the road that encircles the entire island.

Nearest places

• Figueira da Horta
  Figueira da Horta
  Figueira da Horta is a village in the southern part of the island of Maio...
  
  , east (distance: about 6 km)
• Vila do Maio
  Vila do Maio
  Vila do Maio, 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....
  
  , west (distance: about 10 to 15 km)

Geography

The village is located in the southern part of the island and is situated in the wet to dry climate and it receives little precipitation annually. Farmlands are the island's most common and are mainly of cattle, groves and some fruits and vegetables and rarely some fruit productions and are nearly the size of the football field and its only has about tens of farms, some foodstuffs are received from the northern and the southern parts of the nation as well as the island. The area are hilly and rocky with rocks and some grasslands and bushes and not as deserted, the Chão de Estância

Chão de Estância

Chão de Estância is a hilly area covering the southern, the southcentral and the southeastern parts of the island of Maio in Cape Verde...

 dominates the northern half of the area and contains mountains as well, the plain dominates the southern portion of the region. Its soil color ranges from tan to red.

Other information

The village is in the island's low to mid class. Most of the houses are built with stone and concrete, several houses are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood, a few homes are made up of mud and brick. Much of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture. The area received no income until the mid to late-20th century and is the island's poorest settlement. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances arrived in the late-20th century in the area as well as phone lines. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

Panorama

The area's panorama includes the southern half of the island including parts of Vila do Maio in the western part and the northcentral part of the island which includes mountains as well as the island's tallest summit, Monte Batalha.

See also

• List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde