Alto Mira

Alto Mira
Coordinates: 17°06′00″N 25°13′01″W / 17.100°N 25.217°W / 17.100; -25.217Coordinates: 17°06′00″N 25°13′01″W / 17.100°N 25.217°W / 17.100; -25.217
Country Cape Verde
Island Santo Antão
Municipality Porto Novo
Civil parish Santo André
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 1,003

Alto Mira is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated 18 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. Its 2010 population was 1,003 as of the 2010 census.

The village sits up a small plateau overlooking the nearby valley and the Atlantic, the central mountain range of the island are to the south.

Hurricane Fred ruined carrot, cabbage, and tomato plantations in early September 2015.[2]

See also

References

  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
  2. "Santo Antão: Agricultores de Alto Mira querem apoio do MDR para compensar estragos nas culturas". Inforpress CV (in Portuguese). 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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