Porto Inglês

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Porto Inglês

Total population

3,000

Coordinates15.14°, -23.21°

Demographic figures from INE Cabo Verde. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.