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).2010 Census Summary 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.Lei nº 66/VI/2005 , p. 52
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)Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 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 () lies within Fogo Natural Park, which includes the Pico do Fogo and its crater.
Demography
Politics Since 2016, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:Official results local elections 2016 , Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53, 23 September 2016
PartyMunicipal CouncilMunicipal AssemblyVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsMpD53.05553.077PAICV45.66045.566
Twin towns
Santa Catarina do Fogo is twinned with three municipalities:
Miranda do CorvoGeminações de Cidades e Vilas Scituate, MassachusettsSister City/Cape Verde, Santa Catarina do Fogo Committee Vila Nova da BarquinhaGeminações de Cidades e Vilas
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
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