Santa Catarina, Santiago Island, Cape Verde
🇨🇻 Santa Catarina is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the western part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city of Assomada.
The municipality of Santa Catarina has a rugged relief, characterised by steep slopes that border the river valleys, rocky peaks and volcanic cones. Its mountains, including Serra Malagueta and Pico da Antónia, are the highest of the island.: 19 Santa Catarina borders Tarrafal to the north, São Miguel to the north-east, Santa Cruz to the east, São Salvador do Mundo to the south-east and Ribeira Grande de Santiago to the south.
Economy Commerce, financial services (particularly banking), transport, and educational services are the lifeblood of Assomada. Among the financial entities that contribute much to the local economy are: six commercial banks, hundreds of retail and wholesale businesses, a relatively large fleet of taxis and minivans, schools (including private secondary schools and a private university). The "summit city" as it is kindly called by its locals and the outsiders is increasingly consolidating its economic success and self-sustainability. The residents of the city of Assomada enjoy the highest living standards on the island of Santiago.
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Santa Catarina has a population of over 45,920 people. Santa Catarina also forms part of the wider Santiago Island which has a population of over 294,135 people. For the location of Santa Catarina see: Assomada.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Santa Catarina has links with:
🇩🇪 Hattersheim am Main, Germany 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 Montijo, Portugal 🇵🇹 Trofa, Portugal 🇵🇹 Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal🇻🇳 Quảng Ngãi 15.122
🇵🇭 San Miguel 15.146
🇵🇭 Angeles City 15.165
🇲🇱 Nioro du Sahel 15.183
🇵🇭 San Fernando 15.068
🇵🇭 San Fernando City 15.068
🇬🇹 Santa Cruz del Quiché 15.017
🇹🇭 Lam Plai Mat 15.017
🇸🇳 Guédiawaye -17.394
🇲🇷 Nouadhibou -17.04
🇵🇹 Ponta Delgada -25.673
🇵🇹 Angra do Heroísmo -27.217
🇧🇷 João Pessoa -34.864
🇧🇷 João Pesso -34.867
🇧🇷 Abreu e Lima -34.904
Locations Near: Santa Catarina -23.667,15.096
🇨🇻 Praia -23.521,14.923 d: 24.8
🇨🇻 Mindelo -24.967,16.85 d: 239.5
🇸🇳 Dakar -17.441,14.674 d: 670.7
🇸🇳 Pikine -17.4,14.75 d: 674.4
🇸🇳 Guédiawaye -17.394,14.776 d: 674.9
🇸🇳 Rufisque -17.267,14.717 d: 689
🇸🇳 M'bour -16.967,14.417 d: 724.4
🇸🇳 Thiès -16.917,14.783 d: 726
🇬🇲 Kanifing -16.681,13.443 d: 774.9
🇬🇲 Serrekunda -16.678,13.435 d: 775.4
Antipodal to: Santa Catarina 156.333,-15.096
🇸🇧 Honiara 159.95,-9.433 d: 19272.9
🇦🇺 Mackay 149.184,-21.143 d: 19004.1
🇵🇬 Buka 154.667,-5.417 d: 18923.5
🇦🇺 Gladstone 151.25,-23.85 d: 18905.7
🇦🇺 Rockhampton 150.504,-23.374 d: 18910.1
🇦🇺 Townsville 146.818,-19.258 d: 18903.7
🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 18897.3
🇦🇺 Cairns 145.771,-16.923 d: 18868.2
🇵🇬 Port Moresby 147.193,-9.459 d: 18841.2
🇦🇺 Hervey Bay 152.855,-25.29 d: 18825.1