Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe

Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into seven administrative districts since 1980.[1] Six are located on the main island of São Tomé while one (Pagué) covers the smaller island of Príncipe. Since 1995, the Pagué District has been replaced by the Autonomous Region of Príncipe.[2]

Map Key District Capital Area
(km2) [3]
Population
(2012 census)[4]
Population
2018 estimate[5]
1 Água Grande São Tomé 16.5 69,772 77,700
2 Cantagalo Santana 119.0 17,169 19,400
3 Caué São João dos Angolares 267.0 6,062 7,200
4 Lembá Neves 229.5 14,676 16,300
5 Lobata Guadalupe 105.0 19,414 22,000
6 Mé-Zóchi Trindade 122.0 44,763 50,800
7 Autonomous Region of Príncipe (Pagué) Santo António 142.0 7,344 8,420

See also

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References

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  1. ^ República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. ^ Nunes Silva, Carlos (2016). "São Tomé and Príncipe". Governing Urban Africa. Springer Nature. pp. 35–39. ISBN 9781349951093 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Sao Tome and Principe, citypopulation.de
  4. ^ Projecção a nível distrital 2012 - 2020[permanent dead link], Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  5. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística de São Tomé e Príncipe, as at 13 May 2018.