Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Santa Catarina do Fogo
Municipality
Country Cape Verde
Island Fogo
Seat town Cova Figueira
Population 15,350 (2009[1])
ISO 3166-2 code CV-

Santa Catarina do Fogo is a municipality on the island of Fogo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Cova Figueira.

Contents

[edit] Parishes

The municipality includes only one parish:

[edit] Settlements

[edit] History

It was created in 2005, when a parish of the older Municipality of São Filipe was separated to become the Municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo.

[edit] Demography

Population of Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde (1940—Present)
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000[1] 2010[1]
650 1,000 1,123 4,650 8,200 10,000 12,898 15,350
North: Mosteiros
West: São Filipe Santa Catarina do Fogo East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Atlantic Ocean

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Source: projections from the Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
Municipalities of Cape Verde
Municipalities
New municipalities
(2005)

Coordinates: 14°54′N 24°20′W / 14.9°N 24.333°W / 14.9; -24.333

Stub icon This Cape Verdean location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Catarina_do_Fogo,_Cape_Verde&oldid=469095627"
Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages