Caué District

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District of Caué

Statistics
Province/Island:	São Tomé
Seat:	São João dos Angolares
Area:	267 km²
Population:	around 5,900 (2001)
Population density:	about 22/km² (2001)
Elevation: Lowest: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) western part
Area/distance code:	+239-14x-xxxx
Location:	0.0833/0°5' N lat. 6.6/6°35' E long.
ISO 3166-2 code:	`ST-03`?

Caué is a district of São Tomé Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, it is one of the smallest in terms of population with approximately 5,900 residents, but is the largest in area covering approximately 267 square kilometers. The district capital is São João dos Angolares. Half of the population live in the community of Santa Cruz. Much of the municipality are forested and are unaccessible to automobiles. Much of the municipality are rainforests, farmlands are within the valley areas. The municipality includes the small islet of Rólas which lies directly on the equator.

District Population History

1940 6,675 (11.0% of the national population)
1950 6,942 (11.6% of the national population)
1960 5,874 (9.1% of the national population)
1970 3,757 (5.1% of the national population)
1981 4,607 (4.8% of the national population)
1991 5,322 (4.5% of the national population)
2001 5,501 (4.0% of the national population)

1 Settlements
2 Transportation
3 Other
4 External links

[edit] Settlements

Dona Augusta
Mbombo
Nzumbi
Porto Alegre (pop: 334)
Santa Cruz (pop: 2,045)
São João dos Angolares

[edit] Transportation

The district are linked with the road encircling the island and links with the towns of Neves and Santana, much of its roads are very narrow and are non-asphalt or unpaved and are also rarely accessible and doesn't have many roads through the mountains.

[edit] Other

Caué has schools or collegiates (colegio), a lyceum (middle schools), churches, beaches, a small port and a few squares (praças). The municipality is one of the least developed in São Tomé and Príncipe.

[edit] External links

Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
- Satellite images: Google - image not yet available
Coordinates: 0°5′0″N, 6°36′0″E

	North: Mé-Zóchi	Northeast: Cantagalo
West: Lembá	Caué	East: Atlantic Ocean
Southwest: Atlantic Ocean	South: Atlantic Ocean