Picos | |
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Settlement | |
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  Picos | |
| Coordinates: 15°04′59″N 23°37′55″W / 15.083°N 23.632°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santiago |
| Municipality | São Salvador do Mundo |
| Civil parish | São Salvador do Mundo |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 986 |
| ID | 77102 |
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.
- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33