Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde

Santa Catarina do Fogo
Municipality
Coordinates: 14°54′N 24°20′W / 14.90°N 24.33°W / 14.90; -24.33Coordinates: 14°54′N 24°20′W / 14.90°N 24.33°W / 14.90; -24.33
Country Cape Verde
Island Fogo
Area
 • Total 152.95 km2 (59.05 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 5,299
 • Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)

Santa Catarina do Fogo is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the southeastern part of the island of Fogo, it covers 32% of the island area, and is home to 14% of its population. Its seat is the city Cova Figueira. The Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo was created in 2005; before 2005, it was a parish of the Municipality of São Filipe.[2]

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Santa Catarina do Fogo. The freguesia is subdivided into the following settlements, its population was of the 2010 census:

Geography

The municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo covers the central and southeastern part of the island Fogo. The northwestern part of the municipality (42.4 km2 (16.4 sq mi)) lies within Fogo Natural Park, which includes the Pico do Fogo and its crater.

Demography

Population of Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde (1940—Present)
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000[4] 2010[1]
650 1,000 1,123 4,650 8,200 10,000 12,898 5,299

Politics

Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:[5]

Party Municipal Council Municipal Assembly
Votes% Seats Votes% Seats
MpD53.05553.077
PAICV45.66045.566

Sports

Its sporting clubs includes Desportivo de Cova Figueira, Baxada and Parque Real. Its clubs plays at Estádio Monte Pe Largo, but when they play at the Premier Division, they play at Estádio 5 de Julho in the island capital.

Twin towns

Santa Catarina do Fogo is twinned with two Portuguese municipalities:

References

  1. 1 2 "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Lei nº 66/VI/2005, p. 52
  3. ↑ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
  4. ↑ Source: projections from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
  5. ↑ Official results local elections 2016, Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
  6. ↑ Geminações de Cidades e Vilas
  7. ↑ Geminações de Cidades e Vilas
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