| Santa Catarina | |
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| Country | Cape Verde |
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| Island | Santiago |
| Seat city | Assomada |
| Area | 243 km2 (94 sq mi) |
| Population | 49,829 (2005) |
| Density | 205 / km2 (531 / sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | CV-CA |
| CGN-CV code | 72 |
| Demonym | Santa-catarinense, ~s pl |
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| Website: http://www.gtm-santiago.cv/stcatarina_2.htm | |
Santa Catarina (Portuguese meaning Saint Catherine, in Cape Verdean Creole: Santa Katarina) 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.
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The municipality includes only one parish:
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.
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.
| Population of Santa Catarina, Cape Verde (1940—2010) | |||||||
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| 1940[1][2] | 1950[1][2] | 1960[1][2] | 1970[1][2] | 1980[1][2] | 1990[1][2] | 2000[2][3] | 2010[4] |
| 26848 | 19428 | 30207 | 41462 | 41012 | 41584 | 50024 | 48535 |
| North: Tarrafal | Northeast: São Miguel | |
| West: Atlantic Ocean | Santa Catarina | East: Santa Cruz |
| South: Praia | Southeast: São Domingos |
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