Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde

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 (152.95 km²), and is home to 14% of its population (5,299 at the 2010 census).^[2] 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.^[3]

Santa Catarina do Fogo
Municipality
Coordinates: 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)
ID	83

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:

• Achada Furna (pop: 495)
• Achada Poio (pop: 61)
• Baluarte
• Cabeça Fundão (pop: 177)
• Chã das Caldeiras (pop: 697)
• Cova Figueira (pop: 1,230, city)^[4]
• Domingo Lobo (pop: 254)
• Estância Roque (pop: 411)
• Figueira Pavão (pop: 320)
• Fonte Aleixo (pop: 401)
• Mãe Joana (pop: 130)
• Monte Vermelho (pop: 221)
• Roçadas (pop: 372)
• Tinteira (pop: 410)

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 (1980—2010)

Year	Population
1980[5]	3,700
1990[5]	4,481
2000[5]	4,796
2010[2]	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:^[6]

Party	Municipal Council		Municipal Assembly
	Votes%	Seats	Votes%	Seats
MpD	53.05	5	53.07	7
PAICV	45.66	0	45.56	6

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Cape Verde

Santa Catarina do Fogo is twinned with three municipalities:

• Miranda do Corvo^[7]
• Scituate, Massachusetts^[8]
• Vila Nova da Barquinha^[9]

External links

• ANMCV (National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
• Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo: Municipal Director Plan: Characterization and Diagnostics (March 2010), 120 pages