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Time zone. UTC+0 ( GMT) Area code. +239-11x-xxxx through 14x-xxxx. São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities.
Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony ), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe. Its population is 2,620 (2012), about 35% of the island's population. [ 1]
São Tomé and Príncipe, [ a] officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, [ b] is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 150 km (93.21 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 km (155 ...
Provides an overview of Sao Tome and Principe, including key facts about this African island state.
Príncipe ( / ˈprɪnsɪpə, - peɪ /; [ 2 ]Portuguese: [ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ]) is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. [ 3 ] It has an area of 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi) (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census; [ 4 ...
Map of São Tomé and Príncipe. Here is a list of cities and towns in São Tomé and Príncipe.These are villages, towns, and cities with populations over 300. The date of censuses are August 4, 1991, August 25, 2001, and January 1, 2005:
History of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe. The first successful settlement of São Tomé was established in 1493 by Álvaro Caminha, who received the land as a grant from the crown. Príncipe was settled in 1500 under a similar arrangement. Attracting settlers proved difficult, however, and most of the earliest inhabitants were ...
São Tomé location in Africa. São Tomé Island, at 854 km 2 (330 sq mi), is the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home in May 2018 to about 193,380 or 96% of the nation's population. The island is divided into six districts. It is located 2 km (1¼ miles) north of the Equator .