| Santa Catarina | |
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| Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 15°06′N 23°43′W / 15.10°N 23.71°WCoordinates: 15°06′N 23°43′W / 15.10°N 23.71°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santiago |
| Area | |
| • Total | 242.6 km2 (93.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,455 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Santa Catarina is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the western part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the town Assomada. Its population was 44,388 at the 2013 census.[2]
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Subdivisions[edit]
The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Santa Catarina. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements:
- Achada Galego
- Achada Gomes
- Achada Lazão
- Achada Leite
- Achada Lém
- Achada Ponta
- Achada Tossa
- Aguas Podres
- Arribada
- Assomada
- Banana Semedo
- Boa Entrada
- Boa Entradinha
- Bombardeiro
- Chã de Lagoa
- Chã de Tanque
- Charco
- Cruz Grande
- Entre Picos
- Entre Picos de Reda
- Figueira das Naus
- Fonte Lima
- Fonteana
- Fundura
- Furna
- Gamchemba
- Gil Bispo
- Japluma
- João Bernardo
- João Dias
- Junco
- Librão
- Lugar Velho
- Mancholy
- Mato Baixo
- Mato Gege
- Mato Sancho
- Palha Carga
- Pata Brava
- Pau Verde
- Pingo Chuva
- Pinha dos Engenhos
- Ribeira da Barca
- Ribeira Riba
- Ribeirão Isabel
- Ribeirão Manuel
- Rincão
- Saltos Acima
- Sedeguma
- Serra Malagueta
- Tomba Touro
History[edit]
By the end of the 19th century, the Municipality of Santa Catarina occupied the northern half of the island, while the southern half was the Municipality of Praia. In the beginning of the 20th century, two northern parishes of the municipality were split off to become the Municipality of Tarrafal. In 2005, a southern parish of the Municipality was split off to become the Municipality of São Salvador do Mundo.
Demography[edit]
| Population of Santa Catarina, Cape Verde (1940—2013) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940[3][4] | 1950[3][4] | 1960[3][4] | 1970[3][4] | 1980[3][4] | 1990[3][4] | 2000[4][5] | 2010[1][2] | 2013[2] |
| 26848 | 19428 | 30207 | 41462 | 41012 | 41584 | 50024 | 43297 | 44388 |
Persons[edit]
- António Mascarenhas Monteiro (b. February 16, 1944), a former president of Cape Verde from March 22, 1991 to March 22, 2001.
- Ivone Ramos (b.July 9, 1926)
- Jose Maria Neves (b. March 28, 1960), Cape Verdean statesman
International relations[edit]
Santa Catarina is twinned with:
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Cape Verde Population Statistics". citypopulation.de.
- ^ a b c d e f Source: Statoids
- ^ a b c d e f g Includes the population of the present-day São Salvador do Mundo municipality.
- ^ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
- ^ "Lisboa - Geminações de Cidades e Vilas" [Lisbon - Twinning of Cities and Towns]. Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-08-23.
External links[edit]
- In Portuguese:
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