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
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. It is situated in the western part of the island of
Santiago
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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 /ref>
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of one ''
freguesia
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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
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Arlindo Gomes Furtado
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He studied for several years in Coi ...
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.
Hattersheim am Main
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Geography
Neighbouring towns
Hattersheim borders the cit ...
, Germany
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Trofa
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, Portugal
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Vila Franca de Xira
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Situated on both banks of the Tagus River, ...
, Portugal
Santa Catarina also cooperates with:
* Montijo, Portugal