The City center of Mindelo or Morada (Portuguese: ''Centro do Mindelo'') is the historic center of the Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,553 at the 2010 census. It is the place where the island's first settlement was founded in 1793.Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade
Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016 Many public buildings are situated in the city centre. It lies along the

Porto Grande Bay Porto Grande Bay ( pt, Baía do Porto Grande), also Mindelo Bay, is a bay on the north coast of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The main city of São Vicente, Mindelo, is situated at the bay. The Porto Grande Bay is a natural harbour. It ...

. Adjacent neighbourhoods include

Fortinho Fortinho or Fortinho/Escola Técnica is a subdivision of the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creol ...

to the northwest,

Alto Miramar Alto Miramar is a subdivision of the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital ...

to the northeast, Fonte Cônego to the east and

Ribeira Bote Ribeira Bote is a subdivision of the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its population was 3,956 at the 2010 census. It borders the city centre A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, politi ...

to the southeast.

Landmarks and points of interest

The main streets of the city centre of Mindelo are Avenida Marginal along the waterfront, and the perpendicular

Rua Libertadores de África Rua Libertadores de África (Portuguese for "street of the Liberators of Africa") is one of the main streets in the city centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde It was formerly called Rua Lisboa ("Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and large ...

(former ''Rua Lisboa''). The main squares are Praça Estrela in the south of the centre, and Praça Amílcar Cabral in the north. Many colonial buildings from the 19th and early 20th century have been preserved. Sites of interest include: *

Paços do Concelho The Paços do Concelho is a public building in the city centre of Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde. Built between 1860 and 1873, it houses the administration of the municipality of São Vicente.Palácio do Povo The Palácio do Povo (People's Palace), formerly the Palácio do Governo (Government Palace), is a public building in the city centre of Mindelo in Cape Verde. It is situated at the eastern end of Rua Libertadores de África (formerly Rua Lisboa).< ...

(People's Palace), the former ''Palácio do Governo'' (Government Palace), built in 1874, expanded in 1928-34 * Our Lady of the Light Cathedral, Catholic church built in 1862, seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mindelo The Diocese of Mindelo ( la, Dioecesis Mindelensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cabo Verde. Its cathedral is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz in the episcopal see of Mindelo. The diocese is immed ...

* Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design, built as the house of Senator Vera Cruz at the end of the 19th century, now houses exhibitions from Cape Verdean craftsmen *Torre de Belém, on the waterfront, a 1918-1937 replica of the

Belém Tower Belém Tower ( pt, Torre de Belém, links=no, ), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent ( pt, Torre de São Vicente, links=no) is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portu ...

in Lisbon *Municipal market, built in 1878 *the former Customs House, now the Cultural Centre of Mindelo, built 1858-1860 *

Escola Jorge Barbosa Liceu Velho is a building in the eastern part of the city centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde. It is situated on Praça Dr. Duarte Silva,Mindelo