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 city of Assomada. Its population was 45,920 in 2017 (estimate).[2] Its area is 242.6 km2 (93.7 sq mi).[3]
Subdivisions
The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Santa Catarina. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements (population data as of 2010[update]):[1]
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.[5]: 19 [6] 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.[5]: 37–43
The parishes São João Baptista and São Salvador do Mundo became part of the municipality of Praia in 1872.[5]: 29 [6] In 1917, the two northern parishes of the municipality Santo Amaro Abade and São Miguel were split off to become the Municipality of Tarrafal.[7] The parish of São Salvador do Mundo became part of the municipality Santa Catarina again in 1971,[6] and in May 2005 it was split off to become a separate municipality.[8]
A mural to the architect-turned musician Nhonhô Hopffer
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:[11]
^ ab"Geminações de Cidades e Vilas" [Twinning of Cities and Towns]. Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-20.
