Santa Catarina
Municipality
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Assomada, Cabo Verde
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Assomada, Cabo Verde
Location of Santa Catarina
Coordinates: 15°06′N 23°43′W / 15.10°N 23.71°W / 15.10; -23.71
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
Area
 • Total242.6 km2 (93.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total43,297
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
ID72
Websitecmscst.cv

Santa Catarina is a municipality. It is on the island of Santiago. The capital city is Assomada.

Its mountains, including Serra Malagueta and Pico da Antónia, are the highest of the island.[2]

References

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  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. Evolução histórica do Concelho de Santa Catarina (1834 – 1912) Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Ana Zenaida Gomes, 2005