Santa Catarina do Fogo is a ''
concelho
Concelho () is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government. In comparison, the word ''município'' () refers to the organs of State. This differentiation is still in use in Portugal a ...
'' (municipality) of
Cape Verde
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
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, largest_city = capital
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. Situated in the southeastern part of the island of
Fogo, it covers 32% of the island area (152.95 km
2), and is home to 14% of its population (5,299 at the 2010 census).
[2010 Census Summary]
/ref> Its seat is the city . The Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo was created in 2005; before 2005, it was a parish of the Municipality of São Filipe.
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of one ''freguesia
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...
'' (civil parish), Santa Catarina do Fogo. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements, its population was of the 2010 census:
*Achada Furna
Achada Furna is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 15 km east of the island capital São Filipe. At the 2010 census its population was 495. Its elevation is about 870 meters. Nearby places in ...
(pop: 495)
* Achada Poio (pop: 61)
* Baluarte
*Cabeça Fundão
Cabeça Fundão is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde and sits on the foot of the mountain rim of Bordeira. It is situated 16 km east of the island capital São Filipe. In 2010 its population was 177. The vi ...
(pop: 177)
*Chã das Caldeiras
Chã das Caldeiras (“Plain of the Calderas”) is a small community of approximately 700 inhabitants in the crater of the volcano Pico do Fogo on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. The village consists of two main neighborhoods: Portela and Bangae ...
(pop: 697)
* (pop: 1,230, city)[Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
* Domingo Lobo (pop: 254)
*Estância Roque
Estância Roque is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 411. It is situated 3 km west of Cova Figueira and 19 km east of the island capital São Filipe. Nearby places include F ...
(pop: 411)
*Figueira Pavão
Figueira Pavão is a settlement in the southeastern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 320. It is situated 3 km southwest of Cova Figueira and 20 km east of the island capital São Filipe. Nearby settlem ...
(pop: 320)
* Fonte Aleixo (pop: 401)
* Mãe Joana (pop: 130)
* Monte Vermelho (pop: 221)
* Roçadas (pop: 372)
*Tinteira
Tinteira is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated 4 km north of Cova Figueira, 5 km south of Relva and 22 km east of the island capital São Filipe. At the 2010 census its population was 410. Its ele ...
(pop: 410)
Geography
The municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo covers the central and southeastern part of the island Fogo. The northwestern part of the municipality () lies within Fogo Natural Park
Fogo Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural do Fogo), on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, Fogo, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde. , which includes the Pico do Fogo
Pico do Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde and West Africa, rising to above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano lying on the island of Fogo. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island. A subsidiary vent ...
and its crater.
Demography
Politics
Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[Official results local elections 2016]
''Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53'', 23 September 2016
Twin towns
Santa Catarina do Fogo is twinned with two Portuguese municipalities:
* Miranda do Corvo
Miranda do Corvo () is a town and a municipality in the Portuguese district of Coimbra, with an area of and 2011 population of 13,098 inhabitants.
History
The first reference to the region of Miranda do Corvo arrived at the end of the 10th cent ...
* Vila Nova da Barquinha
Vila Nova da Barquinha () is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,322, in an area of 49.53 km². The village of Vila Nova da Barquinha, which is the seat of the municipality, has about 3500 inh ...
Geminações de Cidades e Vilas
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External links
ANMCV (National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo: Municipal Director Plan: Characterization and Diagnostics
(March 2010), 120 pages
References
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Municipalities of Cape Verde
Geography of Fogo, Cape Verde