Trindade

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This article is about the city of Trindade. For other uses, see Trindade (disambiguation).

Trindade
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Province/Island:	São Tomé
District:	Mé-Zóchi (capital)
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) Trinidade southwest
Area/distance code:	+239-15x-xxxx

Trindade (Portuguese for the Trinity) is a city located on the island of São Tomé, which is part of the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the second largest city in the country behind the national capital São Tomé, with an estimated population of 14,700. The city is also serves as the capital of Mé-Zóchi district.

[edit] Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
2000 (June 16, Census)	6,049	-	-
2005 (January 1, Computing)	6,636 (about 14,700 for the suburbs)	-	-

[edit] Transportation

Trindade are linked with São Tomé and Príncipe's only highways linking to the capital city of São Tomé, another linking Neves and Santana and another linking to Guadalupe as well.

[edit] Other

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

Capitals of São Tomé and Príncipe
Provincial Capitals of São Tomé and Príncipe: Santo António · São Tomé
District Capitals of São Tomé and Príncipe: Guadalupe · Neves · Santana · Santo António · São João dos Angolares · São Tomé · Trindade