Lembá District

Lembá
—  District  —
Location within São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates:
Country São Tomé and Príncipe
Province/Island São Tomé
Seat Neves
Area
 • Total 229 km2 (88.4 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 10,696
 • Density 46.7/km2 (121/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC+0)

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.

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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.

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