São Tiago

Santiago (Portuguese for "Saint James"), or Santiagu in the local Bádiu language, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population.

Santiago is located between the islands of Maio (40 km west) and Fogo (50 km east) and is one of the Sotavento. It was the first of the islands to be settled, the town of Cidade Velha being founded as Riberia Grande in 1462. It is also home to the nation's capital city of Praia and to one of the islands' two international airports including Francisco Mendes 2 km from the capital (IATA airport code: RAI, PRAIa). The island population has doubled since the independence of Cape Verde in 1975. Other towns on The island include Assomada and Tarrafal. The main industries are agriculture, tourism, fishing and others, and leastly manufacturing. Main agricultural products are corn, sugar cane, banana, coffee and mangoes.

Other parts of The island include Cidade Velha, 15 km west of Praia, Cape Verde's first capital, others include Assomada, 60 km north and Tarrafal in the northern part of The island 75 km from the capital. (Wikipedia)