Santa Catarina, Cape Verde


Santa Catarina is a concelho of Cape Verde. It is situated in the western part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city of Assomada. Its population was 45,920 in 2017. Its area is.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia, Santa Catarina. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements :
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. 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 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, São Salvador do Mundo, São Miguel, Santo Amaro Abade and São João Baptista. Initially, its seat was the new town of Picos, between 1859 and 1869 it was Achada Falcão, 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 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

At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago North. Since 2012, the Movement for Democracy is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:

Presidents

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

International relations

Santa Catarina is twinned with: