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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 a ...
'' (municipality) of
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. It is situated in the western part of the island of
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. Its seat is the city of
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. Its population was 45,920 in 2017 (estimate). Its area is .2010 Census Summary
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Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one ''
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'' (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 Achada Ponta is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality Santa Cruz. It is located near the east coast, 2 km southeast of Achada Fazenda and 5 kilometers southeast of Pedra Badejo Pedr ...
(pop: 195) * Achada Tossa (pop: 742) * Aguas Podres (pop: 205) * Arribada (pop: 286) *
Assomada Assomada is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
(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 Cruz Grande is a city and seat of the municipality of Florencio Villarreal, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North A ...
(pop: 798) * Entre Picos (pop: 411) * Entre Picos de Reda (pop: 412) *
Figueira das Naus Figueira das Naus is a settlement in the western part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Santa Catarina. In 2010 its population was 1,157. It is situated 11 km south of Tarrafal and 12 km northwest of Assoma ...
(pop: 1,157) *
Fonte Lima Fonte means ''fountain'', ''source'' and/or ''spring'' in several languages, and is thus present in many toponyms and titles. It may also refer to: People * Allison Fonte (born 1964), American actress and pianist * Artur Fonte (born 1959), Portug ...
(pop: 894) * Fonteana (pop: 747) *
Fundura Fundura is a village in the northwestern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Santa Catarina. In 2010 its population was 1,070. It is located about 8 km north of Assomada, on the road to Tarrafal (EN1-ST0 ...
(pop: 1,070) *
Furna Furna (Highest Alemannic: ''Furnä'') is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden. History Furna is first mentioned in 1479 as ''Furnen''. Demographics ...
(pop: 433) * Gamchemba (pop: 107) *
Gil Bispo Gil Bispo is a settlement in the middle of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Santa Catarina. It lies 1 km northeast of Assomada Assomada is a cityJapluma (pop: 156) * João Bernardo (pop: 317) *
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(pop: 546) *
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(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 Ribeira da Barca is a townCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook ...
(pop: 2,317) * Ribeira Riba (pop: 192) * Ribeirão Isabel (pop: 409) * Ribeirão Manuel (pop: 1,086) *
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(pop: 1,048) * Saltos Acima (pop: 105) * Sedeguma (pop: 122) *
Serra Malagueta Serra Malagueta is a mountain range located in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. At 1064 m elevation, it is highest point of northern Santiago. The mountain range is protected as the Serra Malagueta Natural Park (''Parque N ...
(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 Serra Malagueta is a mountain range located in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. At 1064 m elevation, it is highest point of northern Santiago. The mountain range is protected as the Serra Malagueta Natural Park (''Parque N ...
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 ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its population was 8,325 at the 2010 census, and its area is 137.3&nbs ...
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
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, between 1859 and 1869 it was Achada Falcão (
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), between 1869 and 1912 Tarrafal, and since 1912
Assomada Assomada is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
. The parishes São João Baptista and São Salvador do Mundo became part of the municipality of
Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.
in 1872. In 1917, the two northern parishes of the municipality Santo Amaro Abade and São Miguel were split off to become the Municipality of Tarrafal. The parish of São Salvador do Mundo became part of the municipality Santa Catarina again in 1971, and in May 2005 it was split off to become a separate municipality.


Demography


Persons

*
Víctor Borges Víctor Manuel Barbosa Borges (born 24 May 1955 in Assomada, Santa Catarina, Santiago) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country in April 2004. In April 2004, he visited Paris, France. He made ...
, once the foreign minister of Cape Verde *
Arlindo Gomes Furtado Arlindo Gomes Furtado CSSp (born 15 November 1949 in Santa Catarina) is the Cape Verdean Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde, since 2009, and was the first bishop of the Diocese of Mindelo, from 2004 to 2009. In 2015, he ...
, 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 1944 ...
(February 16, 1944-September 2016), a former president of Cape Verde from March 22, 1991 to March 22, 2001. *
Wania Monteiro Wania Monteiro (born 9 August 1986) is a Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast. Biography Born 9 August 1986 in Santa Catarina, Santiago, she lived in Praia for a while. She is trained by Elena Atmacheva. ''Time'' noted that she often trained "in a dil ...
, athlete *
Ivone Ramos Ivone Aida Lopes Fernandes Ramos (September 7, 1926 – March 3, 2018) was a Cape Verdean writer. Biography She was born to Armando Napoleão Rodrigues Fernandes and Alice Lopes da Silva Fernandes. She belonged to a family of great literary fi ...
(b. July 9, 1926) *
José Maria Neves José Maria Pereira Neves (; born 28 March 1960) is a Cape Verdean politician who is currently the president of Cape Verde, having previously served as the Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the African Party for th ...
(b. March 28, 1960), Cape Verdean statesman *
Gil Semedo Gil Semedo Moreira (born October 25, 1974), better known by his stage name Gil Semedo, is a Cape Verdean recording artist, songwriter, businessman, and record producer. He rose to prominence in 1991 following the release of "Menina", the first si ...
, singer *
Tcheka Tcheka (Manuel Lopes Andrade; born in Ribeira da Barca, Santiago, Cape Verde, on July 20, 1973) is a Cape Verdean singer, songwriter and guitarist, who is well known for his work in transposing the traditional genre batuque to the electro-acous ...
, singer * Manuel Veiga (b. March 27, 1948), Cape Verdean writer *
Jovane Cabral Jovane Eduardo Borges Cabral (born 14 June 1998) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Cape Verde national team. Club career Born in Assomada, Sotavento Islands, Cabral joine ...
, 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 José Maria Pereira Neves (; born 28 March 1960) is a Cape Verdean politician who is currently the president of Cape Verde, having previously served as the Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the African Party for th ...
(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 district, Hesse (Germany) and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Geography Neighbouring towns Hattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelst ...
, Germany *
Trofa Trofa () is a municipality in the north of the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, 18 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 38,999, in an area of 72.02 km². Trofa has a strong industrial park, with various types of industry ...
, Portugal *
Vila Franca de Xira 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, 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital L ...
, 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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