Lembá District

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District of Lembá

Statistics
Province/Island:	São Tomé
Seat:	Neves
Area:	229 km²
Population:	10,696 (2001)
Population density:	about 46.71/km² 2001
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) Neves Pico de São Tomé
Area/distance code:	+239-18x-xxxx
Location:	0.35/0°21' N lat. 6.5/6°30' E long.
ISO 3166-2 code:	`ST-04`?

Lembá is a district of São Tomé Province. Out of the seven districts that make up the equatorial Atlantic island group of São Tomé and Príncipe, its population is relatively small at approximately 9,800, but it is second largest in terms of area covering approximately 229 square kilometers. The district capital is Neves.

District Population History

1940 6,885 (11.4% of the national population)
1950 6,196 (10.3% of the national population)
1960 6,196 (9.7% of the national population)
1970 6,206 (8.4% of the national population)
1981 7,905 (8.2% of the national population)
1991 9,016 (7.7% of the national population)
2001 10,696 (7.8% of the national population)

[edit] Settlements

Neves
Santa Catarina

[edit] Other

Lembá has schools or collegiates (colegio), a lyceum (middle schools), a stadium, churches, beaches, a small port and a few squares (praças). The municipality is one of the middle-class in GDP and GNP in São Tomé and Príncipe.

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Coordinates: 0°21′0″N, 6°30′0″E

	North: Atlantic Ocean	Northeast: Lobata
West: Atlantic Ocean	Lembá	East: Mé-Zóchi
	South: Atlantic Ocean	Southeast: Caué