Santa Catarina, Cape Verde
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Santa Catarina is a municipality located in the northwestern and the western parts of the island of Santiago
in Sotavento in Cape Verde
. The municipal population is around 49,829, the area is 243 km² and the density is about 205/km². The seat of the municipality is Assomada
. The municipality was created in 1971. Santa Catarina is located about 60 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital Praia
, SSE of Tarrafal
and W of São Miguel
.
Santa Catarina are linked with a road linking Tarrafal and Praia (via a mountain road that passes through Assomada) and with a road to Santa Cruz
. Farmlands are situated within the valley areas, the mountains cover the rest of the municipality especially the Pico da Antónia, the Serra da Malagueta
and the western parts. Grasslands and bushes covers the rest of the area with a couple of forests, the forests are founded in higher elevations.
The municipality along with the countryside has rare natural beauty and localities with particular interest, in clear contrast with the city of Assomada with its accentuated urban growth. The museum named Museu da Tabanka moved to Txan di Tanki.
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....
in Sotavento in Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. The municipal population is around 49,829, the area is 243 km² and the density is about 205/km². The seat of the municipality is Assomada
Assomada
-Other:Assomada has an university , an extensive school complex, including a "Liceu" , and "Escola Primária"...
. The municipality was created in 1971. Santa Catarina is located about 60 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital Praia
Praia
Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports...
, SSE of Tarrafal
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Tarrafal is a municipality located in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 18000, the area is 112.4 km² and the density is about 160/km². Tarrafal is located 75 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital, Praia.Farmland surrounds...
and W of São Miguel
São Miguel, Cape Verde
São Miguel is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southcentral Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 16,104, the area is 91 km² and the density is about 176/km²...
.
Santa Catarina are linked with a road linking Tarrafal and Praia (via a mountain road that passes through Assomada) and with a road to Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Santa Cruz is a municipality located in the eastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde and is ranked fourth in Cape Verde. The municipal is around 32,965, the area is 150 km² and the density is about 205/km². The seat of the municipality is Vila de Pedra Badejo...
. Farmlands are situated within the valley areas, the mountains cover the rest of the municipality especially the Pico da Antónia, the Serra da Malagueta
Serra da Malagueta
Serra da Malagueta is a mountain range located in the northern portion of the island of Santiago.Much of the mountains are grassy and rocky but they contain some forests in the area as well as grasslands to the west, the south and the east.-Panorama:...
and the western parts. Grasslands and bushes covers the rest of the area with a couple of forests, the forests are founded in higher elevations.
The municipality along with the countryside has rare natural beauty and localities with particular interest, in clear contrast with the city of Assomada with its accentuated urban growth. The museum named Museu da Tabanka moved to Txan di Tanki.
Parishes
The municipality includes only one parish:- Santa Catarina.
Economy
Its main economy are agriculture in which Santa Catarina is a rural characteristics and covers 86% of the total population, the main production includes hay farming, cattle production, poulty, fishing and retail commercials. The urban population exists almost entirely in Assomada. The municipality is also known as the Celeiro de Cabo Verde or the Granary of Cape Verde and the market of Assomada is the most important in Cape Verde for where all the people of the island of Santiago create a confluence. A civil construction, a hostellery and a restoration of several new sectors in growth.History
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
| Population of Santa Catarina, Cape Verde (1940—2010) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| 26848 | 19428 | 30207 | 41462 | 41012 | 41584 | 50024 | 48535 |
| North: Tarrafal Tarrafal, Cape Verde Tarrafal is a municipality located in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 18000, the area is 112.4 km² and the density is about 160/km². Tarrafal is located 75 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital, Praia.Farmland surrounds... |
Northeast: São Miguel São Miguel, Cape Verde São Miguel is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southcentral Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 16,104, the area is 91 km² and the density is about 176/km²... |
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| West: Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... |
Santa Catarina | East: Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Cape Verde Santa Cruz is a municipality located in the eastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde and is ranked fourth in Cape Verde. The municipal is around 32,965, the area is 150 km² and the density is about 205/km². The seat of the municipality is Vila de Pedra Badejo... |
| South: Praia Praia Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports... |
Southeast: São Domingos São Domingos, Cape Verde São Domingos is a Municipality in Santiago island in Cape Verde. The São Domingos municipality was formed primarily to relieve Praia of the administrative difficulties involved in managing both a large capital city in addition to agrarian villages.... |
Persons
- Anilton F Monteiro (b.July 1, 1982), President & CEO of FogoNights Entertainment located in Boston, MA.
- António Mascarenhas MonteiroAntónio Mascarenhas MonteiroAntónio Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro was the President of Cape Verde from March 22, 1991 to March 22, 2001.-Education:Monteiro went to university in Belgium and graduated with his law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven...
(b. February 16, 1944), a former president of Cape Verde from March 22, 1991 to March 22, 2001. - Ivone RamosIvone Ramos' is a Cape Verdean writer who lives in Mindelo .Her father was...
(b.July 9, 1926) - Jose Maria NevesJosé Maria NevesJosé Maria Pereira Neves on the island of Santiago , is the Prime Minister of Cape Verde.“José Maria Neves became interested in the politics and government of Cape Verde as a teen-ager.” “He was the leader of a nationalist youth organization during the country’s transition from Portuguese rule to...
(b. March 28, 1960), Cape Verdean statesman