Príncipe

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Statistics
Capital:	Santo António
Area:	136 km² km²
Elevation:	Lowest: Atlantic Ocean Centre: Santo António Highest: Pico de Príncipe (948 m)
Population:	around 5,000
Population density:	about 36/km²
Number of districts:	1 (Pagué)
Area/distance code:	00239-19x-xxxx?
Name of inhabitants:	Príncipean or Principean

Príncipe is the smaller of the two major islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. It has an area of 136 km² and a population of around 5,000 people. It rises in the south to 948 metres at Pico de Príncipe, in a thickly forested area forming part of the Obo National Park. The north and centre of the island were formerly plantations but are now also largely forest. The adiministration includes only one district named Pagué. The languages other than Portuguese includes Principense or Lunguyê with a few Forro speakers.

The island has one town, Santo António, and an airport (IATA code: PCP - Principe, ICAO: FPPR?), as well as some small villages including Bela Vista, Bombom, Futuro, Neves Ferreira, Paciencia, Ponta Fonte, Ribeira Ize, San Antonto de Ureca, Vila Rosa and more - few connected to the small road network.

The island is surrounded by other smaller islands including Ilheu Bom Bom, Ilhéu Caroço, Tinhosa Grande and Tinhosa Pequena.

This island has the pride of being the site where Einstein's Theory of relativity was experimentally proved successful by Eddington and his team during an eclipse in 1919.

Islands of São Tomé and Príncipe
Major Islands São Tomé and Príncipe
Príncipe | São Tomé
Other islands of São Tomé and Príncipe
Ilhéu Bombom | Ilhéu das Cabras | Ilhéu Caroço | Ilhéu das Rólas | Tinhosa Grande | Tinhosa Pequena

Coordinates: 1°37′N 7°24′E