Santa Catarina, Cape Verde
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Santa Catarina 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 ...
'' (municipality) of
Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. It is situated in the western part of the island of
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. Its seat is the city of Assomada. Its population was 45,920 in 2017 (estimate). Its area is .2010 Census Summary
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Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one ''
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 Portuguese over ...
'' (civil parish), Santa Catarina. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (population data ): * Achada Galego (pop: 865) * Achada Gomes (pop: 743) * Achada Lazão (pop: 2) * Achada Leite (pop: 142) * Achada Lem (pop: 2,088) * Achada Ponta (pop: 195) * Achada Tossa (pop: 742) * Aguas Podres (pop: 205) * Arribada (pop: 286) * Assomada (pop: 12,332, city)Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
* Banana Semedo (pop: 428) * Boa Entrada (pop: 1,119) * Boa Entradinha (pop: 637) * Bombardeiro (pop: 914) * Chã de Lagoa (pop: 381) * Chã de Tanque (pop: 1,164, town) * Charco (pop: 266) * Cruz Grande (pop: 798) * Entre Picos (pop: 411) * Entre Picos de Reda (pop: 412) * Figueira das Naus (pop: 1,157) * Fonte Lima (pop: 894) * Fonteana (pop: 747) * Fundura (pop: 1,070) * Furna (pop: 433) * Gamchemba (pop: 107) * Gil Bispo (pop: 998) * Japluma (pop: 156) * João Bernardo (pop: 317) * João Dias (pop: 546) * Junco (pop: 336) * Librão (pop: 391) * Lugar Velho (pop: 10) * Mancholy (pop: 903) * Mato Baixo (pop: 488) * Mato Gege (pop: 704) * Mato Sancho (pop: 414) * Palha Carga (pop: 978) * Pata Brava (pop: 197) * Pau Verde (pop: 256) * Pingo Chuva (pop: 505) * Pinha dos Engenhos (pop: 650) * Ribeira da Barca (pop: 2,317) * Ribeira Riba (pop: 192) * Ribeirão Isabel (pop: 409) * Ribeirão Manuel (pop: 1,086) * Rincão (pop: 1,048) * Saltos Acima (pop: 105) * Sedeguma (pop: 122) * Serra Malagueta (pop: 572) * Tomba Touro (pop: 82)


Geography

The municipality of Santa Catarina has a rugged relief, characterised by steep slopes that border the river valleys, rocky peaks and volcanic cones. Its mountains, including Serra Malagueta and Pico da Antónia, are the highest of the island.Evolução histórica do Concelho de Santa Catarina (1834 – 1912)
Ana Zenaida Gomes, 2005
Santa Catarina borders Tarrafal to the north, São Miguel to the northeast, Santa Cruz to the east, São Salvador do Mundo to the southeast and
Ribeira Grande de Santiago Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its popu ...
to the south.


History

The municipality of Santa Catarina was created in 1834. At this time, it consisted of the parishes Santa Catarina do Mato (the current municipality of Santa Catarina), São Salvador do Mundo, São Miguel, Santo Amaro Abade and São João Baptista.Picos: a terra e a gente
Emanuel de Jesus Monteiro Vaz Fernandes, ISE, 2005, p. 27-29
Initially, its seat was the new town of Picos, between 1859 and 1869 it was Achada Falcão ( Cruz Grande), between 1869 and 1912 Tarrafal, and since 1912 Assomada. The parishes São João Baptista and São Salvador do Mundo became part of the municipality of
Praia Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Víctor Borges, once the foreign minister of Cape Verde *
Arlindo Gomes Furtado Arlindo Gomes Furtado, CSSp (born 15 November 1949) is a Cape Verdean Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde since 2009. He was the first Bishop of Mindelo from 2004 to 2009. He studied for several years in Coi ...
, current bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde which covers all of the Sotavento Islands * Danielson Gomes Monteiro, footballer * Gilyto, singer * Suzanna Lubrano, singer *
António Mascarenhas Monteiro António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro (; 16 February 1944 – 16 September 2016) was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001. Early life and education Born in Ribeira da Barca in 1 ...
(February 16, 1944-September 2016), a former president of Cape Verde from March 22, 1991 to March 22, 2001. * Wania Monteiro, athlete * Ivone Ramos (b. July 9, 1926) * José Maria Neves (b. March 28, 1960), Cape Verdean statesman * Gil Semedo, singer * Tcheka, singer * Manuel Veiga (b. March 27, 1948), Cape Verdean writer * Jovane Cabral, football player


Politics

At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago North. Since 2012, 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


Presidents

* José Maria Neves (2000-2001), later became Prime Minister and the country's President *Francisco Tavares (2008-2016) *José Alves Fernandes (2016-2020)


Festivities

The municipality's main festivity is the festival of Saint Catherine which takes place on November 24.


International relations

Santa Catarina is twinned with: *
Hattersheim am Main Hattersheim am Main (, ) is a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany) and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Geography Neighbouring towns Hattersheim borders the cit ...
, Germany *
Trofa Trofa () is a city and a municipality in the north of the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, from Porto. The population in 2021 was 38,548, in an area of . The city centre is formed by the parish Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago), which had 21 ...
, Portugal *
Vila Franca de Xira Vila Franca de Xira (), officially the City of Vila Franca de Xira (), is a city and municipality in the Lisbon District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 137,659, in an area of 318.19 km2. Situated on both banks of the Tagus River, ...
, Portugal Santa Catarina also cooperates with: * Montijo, Portugal


References


External links

*In Portuguese:
Museu da Tabanka

Câmara Municipal de Santa Catarina

ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
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