Mé-Zóchi District

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District of Mé-Zóchi
Map
Statistics
Province/Island:	São Tomé
Seat:	Trindade
Area:	122 km²
Population:	35,105 (2001)
Population density:	about 288/km² 2001
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) western part
Area/distance code:	+239-14x-xxxx
Location:	0.25/0°15' N lat. 6.667/6°40' E long.
ISO 3166-2 code:	ST-06?

Mé-Zóchi 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 second largest in population with approximately 35,300 and covers approximately 122 square kilometers. The district capital is Trindade (an alternative Portuguese spelling of Trinidade) (pop: 6,636 2005).

District Population History

• 1940 18,422 (30.4% of the national population)
• 1950 18,056 (30.0% of the national population)
• 1960 20,374 (31.7% of the national population)
• 1970 20,550 (27.9% of the national population)
• 1981 24,258 (25.1% of the national population)
• 1991 29,758 (25.3% of the national population)
• 2001 35,105 (25.5% of the national population)

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

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  • Satellite images: Google - image not yet available
• Coordinates: 0°15′0″N, 6°40′0″E

	North: Água Grande and Lobata
West: Lembá	Mé-Zóchi	East: Atlantic Ocean
	South: Cantagalo

Districts of São Tomé and Príncipe
Água Grande | Cantagalo | Caué | Lembá | Lobata | Mé-Zóchi | Pagué