Porto Inglês

Porto Inglês (Portuguese for "English port", also: Cidade do Maio, Vila do Maio) is a city^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

Porto Inglês
Settlement
Porto Inglês
Coordinates: 15.138°N 23.211°W / 15.138; -23.211
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Maio
Municipality	Maio
Civil parish	Nossa Senhora da Luz
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	2,971
ID	61111

The port of Porto Inglês has ferry services to Praia on the island of Santiago. The domestic Maio Airport lies 1 km north of the city.

Landmarks:

• Forte de São José and its adjacent lighthouse
• The Nossa Senhora da Luz (Our Lady of Light) church, opened in 1872
• Salinas of the English Port

Historical population

Historical population

Year	Population
1990 (June 23, Census)	1,573
2000 (June 16, Census)	2,673
2010 (Census)	2,971

City twinning

• Loures, Portugal

See also

• List of cities and towns in Cape Verde
• Tourism in Cape Verde